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

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, adjective

Words nearby expel

expedite, expediter, expedition, expeditionary, expeditious, expel, expellant, expellee, expeller, expellers, expend
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Words related to expelled

dislodge, evacuate, remove, oust, suspend, bar, eject, fire, dismiss, displace, exile, eliminate, discharge, ban, exclude, evict, exhaust, ejaculate, belch, disgorge

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British Dictionary definitions for expelled

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, noun

Word Origin for expel

C14: from Latin expellere to drive out, from pellere to thrust, drive
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