expel
[ ik-spel ]
/ ɪkˈspɛl /
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
1350–1400; Middle English expellen<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, adjectiveun·ex·pelled, adjectiveWords nearby expel
expedite, expediter, expedition, expeditionary, expeditious, expel, expellant, expellee, expeller, expellers, expend
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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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