Rappel vs. Repel

Rappelnoun

Descending by means of a rope, abseiling.

Rappelnoun

(military) A drumbeat pattern for calling soldiers to gather.

Rappelverb

(obsolete) to call back a hawk

Rappelverb

to abseil

Rappelnoun

The beat of the drum to call soldiers to arms.

Rappelverb

lower oneself with a double rope coiled around the body from a mountainside;

Repelverb

To turn (someone) away from a privilege, right, job, etc.

Repelverb

(transitive) To reject, put off (a request, demand etc.).

Repelverb

(transitive) To ward off (a malignant influence, attack etc.).

Repelverb

(transitive) To drive back (an assailant, advancing force etc.).

Repelverb

To force away by means of a repulsive force.

Repelverb

(transitive) To cause repulsion or dislike in; to disgust.

Repelverb

To save (a shot).

Repelverb

To drive back; to force to return; to check the advance of; to repulse as, to repel an enemy or an assailant.

Repelverb

To resist or oppose effectually; as, to repel an assault, an encroachment, or an argument.

Repelverb

To act with force in opposition to force impressed; to exercise repulsion.

Repelverb

cause to move back by force or influence;

Repelverb

be repellent to; cause aversion in

Repelverb

force or drive back;

Repelverb

reject outright and bluntly;

Repelverb

fill with distaste;

Repel

Repel is a commune in the Vosges department in Grand Est in northeastern France.