寄よせ付つける

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Meanings

ichidan verb, transitive verb

let someone/something come near; allow to approach

Almost always used in the negative form 寄せ付けない, meaning to keep someone or something away, to refuse to let near, or to repel. The affirmative form is rare.

彼かれは記き者しゃをまったく寄よせ付つけなかった。
He completely refused to let the reporters near him.
このスプレーは虫むしを寄よせ付つけない。
This spray keeps bugs away.

Written forms

寄よせ付つけるUsage18%
Standard kanji form; high priority in news and frequency lists.
寄よせつけるUsage69%
Common mixed kana-kanji variant.
よせつけるUsage13%
寄よせ付つける
Less common abbreviated kanji form.

Kanji

寄draw near, stop in, bring near
付adhere, attach, refer to

Similar words

近ちかづける
近づける means to bring something closer or allow approach, often with a neutral or positive nuance. 寄せ付ける is stronger and usually negative, implying active refusal or repulsion.
拒こばむ
拒む is a general verb for refusing or rejecting. 寄せ付ける focuses specifically on not allowing physical or metaphorical approach, often with a nuance of keeping at a distance.

Etymology

Compound of 寄せる (to bring near) and 付ける (to attach, apply), literally 'to attach by bringing near'. The negative form 寄せ付けない is the dominant usage.