repulse-v; 2 Senses

Sense Number 1: Force or drive back, as of an invasion.

Examples:
The army repulsed the incoming forces.
He repulsed the urge to smoke.

Mappings:
VerbNet: NM
FrameNet: NP
PropBank: NM
WordNet 3.0 Sense Numbers: 1, 3

Sense Number 2: Cause aversion, either intellectually, emotionally, or viscerally.

Examples:
The very thought repulsed her.
He repulsed all his dates with his corny jokes.

Mappings:
VerbNet: amuse-31.1
FrameNet: NP
PropBank: repulse.01
WordNet 3.0 Sense Numbers: 2