Charm
Charm verb - To attract or delight as if by magic.
Usage example: a quaint seaside village that charms all who visit it
Repel
Repel verb - To cause to feel disgust.
Usage example: the idea of chocolate-covered grasshoppers repels me
Common collocations
Both words in one sentence
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Then again, it lives in Africa, where Harry really didn't have any reason to go... Ditto with the Lethifold, which requires a Patronus Charm to repel.
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Repel and Charm. (2016). Retrieved 2026, August 15, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/charm/repel
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