expel
- 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.
Origin of expel
Synonyms for expel
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dislodge, evacuate, remove, oust, suspend, bar, eject, fire, dismiss, displace, exile, eliminate, discharge, ban, exclude, evict, exhaust, ejaculate, belch, disgorgeExamples from the Web for expel
Contemporary Examples of expel
They wanted to expel the demons which they believed caused impure thoughts.
They expel difficult students and refuse to admit students that public schools have to admit—like kids with disabilities.
Simultaneously, a brigade of mercenaries and Congolese soldiers would seal off the city and expel the guerrillas.
After investigating the case and bringing together all of the evidence I moved to expel him from the Senate.
As an Ebola patient slips from bad to worse to dire, he can expel as many as two and a half gallons of effluvia a day.
Historical Examples of expel
It was imagined that it was necessary to expel it by means of heat or steam.
They agreed to expel the followers of Umra Khan from the valley.
The Story of the Malakand Field ForceSir Winston S. Churchill
Plato does not seriously intend to expel poets from life and society.
The RepublicPlato
The 'beyond' is always coming back upon us however often we expel it.
SophistPlato
He also sent orders to Kaumualii to expel Dr. Scheffer, which was done.
The Hawaiian IslandsThe Department of Foreign Affairs
expel
- to eject or drive out with force
- to deprive of participation in or membership of a school, club, etc