expulse

[ ik-spuhls ]

verb (used with object)

, Obsolete.

, ex·pulsed, ex·puls·ing.

1. to expel.

Word History and Origins

Origin of expulse¹

< Latin expulsus; expulsion

Example Sentences

Asad ibn Rabiya rose and said: 'Why cannot we expulse him from among us and banish him from our country?

From Project Gutenberg

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