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WordNet (r) 3.0 (2005)
v
1: cause to move back by force or influence; "repel the enemy"; "push back the urge to smoke"; "beat back the invaders" [syn: repel, drive, repulse, force back, push back, beat back] [ant: attract, draw, draw in, pull, pull in]
Soule's Dictionary of English Synonyms
Repulse, repel, drive back.
Moby Thesaurus
brush off, chase, chase away, chase off, cut, dismiss, drive away, drive back, fend off, hold off, keep off, pack off, push back, put back, rebuff, refuse, repel, repulse, send away, send off, send packing, snub, spurn, thrust back, turn back, ward off
