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refoul

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

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verb

From French refouler.

refouls (present, singular) refouling (participle, present) refouled (participle, past) refouled (past)

refoulement

What does refoul mean?: To refuse entry to a country and repatriate (an immigrant or asylum-seeker)
Where does refoul come from?: From French refouler.

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