v. t. [ imp. & p. p. Repealed p. pr. & vb. n. Repealing. ] [ OF. repeler to call back, F. rappeler; pref. re- re- + OF. apeler, F. appeler, to call, L. appellare. See Appeal, and. cf. Repel. ] 1. To recall; to summon again, as persons. [ Obs. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

The banished Bolingbroke repeals himself,
And with uplifted arms is safe arrived. Shak. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. To recall, as a deed, will, law, or statute; to revoke; to rescind or abrogate by authority, as by act of the legislature; as, to repeal a law. [ 1913 Webster ]

3. To suppress; to repel. [ Obs. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

Whence Adam soon repealed
The doubts that in his heart arose. Milton. [ 1913 Webster ]

Syn. -- To abolish; revoke; rescind; recall; annul; abrogate; cancel; reverse. See Abolish. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. 1. Recall, as from exile. [ Obs. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

The tribunes are no soldiers; and their people
Will be as rash in the repeal, as hasty
To expel him thence. Shak. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. Revocation; abrogation; as, the repeal of a statute; the repeal of a law or a usage. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. The quality or state of being repealable. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. Capable of being repealed. -- Re*peal"a*ble*ness, n. [1913 Webster]

Syn. -- Revocable; abrogable; voidable; reversible. [1913 Webster]

n. One who repeals; one who seeks a repeal; specifically, an advocate for the repeal of the Articles of Union between Great Britain and Ireland. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. Recall, as from banishment. [ Obs. ] [ 1913 Webster ]