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repulse(2) (iou)



repulse verb trans. LME.
[Latin repuls- pa. ppl stem of repellere REPEL.]
Force back, drive away (an assailant etc.); repel by force of arms. LME.
D. May The Russians were repulsed, with terrible losses, at the Battle of Tannenburg.
Reject, refuse, rebuff. LME.
E. Templeton Men tried to make her acquaintance and..she repulsed their advances.
Affect (a person) with repulsion; disgust, appal. M19.
P. Carey He was repulsed by the..signs of cunning he saw.
repulser noun (rare) E17.

Incapable (medicine)


incapable


1. Wanting in ability or qualification for the purpose or end in view; not large enough to contain or hold; deficient in physical strength, mental or moral power, etc.; not capable; as, incapable of holding a certain quantity of liquid; incapable of endurance, of comprehension, of perseverance, of reform, etc.

2. Not capable of being brought to do or perform, because morally strong or well disposed; used with Reference to some evil; as, incapable of wrong, dishonesty, or falsehood.

3. Not in a state to receive; not receptive; not susceptible; not able to admit; as, incapable of pain, or pleasure; incapable of stain or injury.

4. Unqualified or disqualified, in a legal sense; as, a man under thirty-five years of age is incapable of holding the office of president of the United States; a person convicted on impeachment is thereby made incapable of holding an office of profit or honor under the government.

5. As a term of disgrace, sometimes annexed to a sentence when an officer has been cashiered and rendered incapable of serving his country.

Incapable is often used elliptically. "Is not your father grown incapable of reasonable affairs?" (Shak)

Synonym: Incompetent, unfit, unable, insufficient, inadequate, deficient, disqualified. See Incompetent.

Origin: Pref. In- not + capable: cf. F. Incapable, L. Incapabilis incomprehensible.

Source: Websters Dictionary