repellere
The English phrase 'repel' is translated into Latin as repellere.
The verb means to drive away.
Meaning: to drive away (verb)
What does it mean word for word?
The verb is composed of the prefix re- (back/again) and pellere (to drive/push).
How does it change in a sentence?
The perfect passive participle repulsus can be used as an adjective meaning 'driven back' or 'repelled'.
Did you know?
- The English word 'pellet' is a distant relative, as it refers to a small object that is driven or thrown out from a device.
- In Latin, the word 'pellere' is related to the word 'pulse', as in a heartbeat, because both involve a rhythmic driving or striking motion.
- In biological Latin used today, the root pellere appears in terms describing the 'propulsion' of organisms, such as the way certain cells move.
Examples in context
- Hostes repello!I repel the enemies!
- Muscas abigo!I repel the flies!
- Maleficia reicio!I repel the evils!
- Tentationes resisto!I repel temptations!
- Malum repello.I repel evil.
- Nemo potest timorem repellere.No one can drive away fear.
- Infelicitatem repellere conatur.He tries to drive away misfortune.
