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   expel

   /ɪkˈspɛl/

   verb

   • 1. officially make (someone) leave a school or other organization: "she was expelled from school" Similar throw outbarbandebardrum outthrust outpush outturn outoustremoveget rid ofrejectdismissblackballblacklistcashierinformal:chuck outsling outfling outkick/boot outheave outsend packingdefenestrategive someone the pushgive someone the elbowgive someone the big Ebin offturf outgive someone the airgive someone the bum's rushdated:outOpposite admitwelcome
   • ▪ force (someone) to leave a place: "eight diplomats were expelled from Norway for espionage" Similar banishexiledeportevictexpatriatedismissdisplaceoustdrive outthrow outcast outpurgeproscribeoutlawostracize
   • ▪ force out (something), especially from the body: "she expelled a shuddering breath" Similar let outdischargeejectforce outissuesend forthexcreteevacuateejaculatebelchdisgorgeeliminatevoidspew outspit outvomit

   Word Origin late Middle English: from Latin expellere, from ex- ‘out’ + pellere ‘to drive’.

   Derivatives

   • 1. expellable adjective
   • 2. expellee noun
   • 3. expeller noun

   Scrabble Points: 14

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2. dictionary.cambridge.org › dictionary › englishEXPEL | English meaning - Cambridge Dictionary

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   to force someone to leave a school, organization, or country: The new government has expelled all foreign diplomats. be expelled from My brother was expelled from school for bad behaviour. SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases. Punishing someone by sending them somewhere else. banishment. deport someone to somewhere. deportable. deportee.

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   The meaning of EXPEL is to force out : eject. How to use expel in a sentence. Did you know? Synonym Discussion of Expel.

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   1. To force or drive out: expel an invader. 2. To discharge from or as if from a receptacle: expelled a sigh of relief. 3. To deprive of membership or rights in an organization; force to leave: expelled the student from college for cheating.

5. dictionary.cambridge.org › us › dictionaryEXPEL | definition in the Cambridge English Dictionary

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   EXPEL meaning: 1. to force someone to leave a school, organization, or country: 2. to force air or liquid out of…. Learn more.

6. www.collinsdictionary.com › dictionary › englishEXPEL definition and meaning | Collins English Dictionary

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   To expel something means to force it out from a container or from your body. Daily brushing of the skin helps the skin expel toxins. [VERB noun] As the lungs exhale this waste, gas is expelled into the atmosphere. [be VERB -ed] Synonyms: drive out, discharge, throw out, force out More Synonyms of expel.

7. www.vocabulary.com › dictionary › expelExpel - Definition, Meaning & Synonyms | Vocabulary.com

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   It means that you are asked to leave and never come back. In other words, you have been kicked out. More benignly, expel can mean discharge: if you're having a water-fountain spitting-fight, you are hoping to expel water from your mouth in the direction of your opponent before they can get you.

8. www.dictionary.com › browse › expelEXPEL Definition & Meaning | Dictionary.com

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   Expel definition: to drive or force out or away; discharge or eject. See examples of EXPEL used in a sentence.