etoa — meaning in English

English meaning

• repel verb To drive back or fight off an attack or attacker.
• resist verb To try to stop or oppose something, or to refuse to give in to it.
• turn verb To move or rotate around an axis, or to change direction.

Senses

etoa is used for these senses in English:

• repel (transitive) To cause repulsion or dislike in; to disgust. [from 18th c.]
• resist (intransitive) To oppose; to refuse to accept.
• turn To sicken; to nauseate.
• turn off (transitive) To repulse, disgust, or discourage (someone).

repel — full definition

1. verb To drive back or fight off an attack or attacker.
2. verb To keep something away by physical or chemical force.
3. verb To cause strong dislike or disgust in someone.

resist — full definition

1. verb To try to stop or oppose something, or to refuse to give in to it.
2. verb To remain unaffected or undamaged by something.

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