Repulse and Vellicate

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Repulse verb - To cause to feel disgust.

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Vellicate is an antonym for repulse.

Vellicate verb - Touch (a body part) lightly so as to excite the surface nerves and cause uneasiness, laughter, or spasmodic movements.

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Repulse is an antonym for vellicate in topics: make laugh, drag something around.

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