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expel
[ ik-spel ]
/ ɪkˈspɛl /
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verb (used with object), ex·pelled, ex·pel·ling.
to drive or force out or away; discharge or eject: to expel air from the lungs; to expel an invader from a country.
to cut off from membership or relations: to expel a student from a college.
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Origin of expel
First recorded in 1350–1400; Middle English expellen, from Latin expellere “to drive out, drive away,” equivalent to ex- ex-1 + pellere “to push, drive”
OTHER WORDS FROM expel
ex·pel·la·ble, adjectivere·ex·pel, verb (used with object), re·ex·pelled, re·ex·pel·ling.un·ex·pel·la·ble, adjectiveWords nearby expel
expediter, expedition, expeditionary, expeditious, expeditiously, expel, expellant, expelled, expellee, expeller, expellers
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British Dictionary definitions for expel
expel
/ (ɪkˈspɛl) /
verb -pels, -pelling or -pelled (tr)
to eject or drive out with force
to deprive of participation in or membership of a school, club, etc
Derived forms of expel
expellable, adjectiveexpellee (ˌɛkspɛˈliː), nounexpeller, nounWord Origin for expel
C14: from Latin expellere to drive out, from pellere to thrust, drive
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