expel

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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.

Origin of expel

1350–1400; Middle English expellen < Latin expellere to drive out, drive away, equivalent to ex- ex-¹ + pellere to push, drive

Related formsex·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

Synonyms

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2. oust, dismiss, exile, excommunicate.

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Examples from the Web for expelled

Contemporary Examples

Grimm could be forced from office if he is expelled by a two-thirds vote of the House.
The Felon Who Wouldn’t Leave Congress
Ben Jacobs, David Freedlander
December 23, 2014
Interestingly, if Grimm is expelled, he is not legally prohibited from running in the special election for his seat.
The Felon Who Wouldn’t Leave Congress
Ben Jacobs, David Freedlander
December 23, 2014
We do know with great precision what happened to the expelled student.
Stonewall Jackson, VMI’s Most Embattled Professor
S. C. Gwynne
November 29, 2014
He left, but many other mercenaries stayed, and two years later they were executed or expelled after a mutiny in Stanleyville.
‘Argo’ in the Congo: The Ghosts of the Stanleyville Hostage Crisis
Nina Strochlic
November 23, 2014
If you are found by a committee of students to be guilty of violating the Honor Code, you are expelled.
How UVA Is Failing Its Women
Allison McNearney
November 20, 2014

Historical Examples

Philothea had listened so earnestly, that for a moment all other thoughts were expelled from her mind.
Philothea
Lydia Maria Child
Now I shall be expelled from college and it is all your fault.
Grace Harlowe's Return to Overton Campus
Jessie Graham Flower
We fought with Comanches and Crows, and expelled them from the Land.
The Trail Book
Mary Austin
As already remarked, the solvent is expelled with cold water.
Scientific American Supplement, No. 447, July 26, 1884
Various
As they did not belong to the mansion, they were expelled by the two little boys.
Life And Adventures Of Martin Chuzzlewit
Charles Dickens

British Dictionary definitions for expelled

expel

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 Formsexpellable, adjectiveexpellee (ˌɛkspɛˈliː), nounexpeller, noun

Word Origin

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

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Word Origin and History for expelled

expel

v.

late 14c., from Latin expellere "drive out," from ex- "out" (see ex-) + pellere "to drive" (see pulse (n.1)). Meaning "to eject from a school" is first recorded 1640s. Related: Expelled; expelling.

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Examples from the Web for expelled

Contemporary Examples

Grimm could be forced from office if he is expelled by a two-thirds vote of the House.

Interestingly, if Grimm is expelled, he is not legally prohibited from running in the special election for his seat.

We do know with great precision what happened to the expelled student.

He left, but many other mercenaries stayed, and two years later they were executed or expelled after a mutiny in Stanleyville.

If you are found by a committee of students to be guilty of violating the Honor Code, you are expelled.

Historical Examples

Philothea had listened so earnestly, that for a moment all other thoughts were expelled from her mind.

Now I shall be expelled from college and it is all your fault.

We fought with Comanches and Crows, and expelled them from the Land.

As already remarked, the solvent is expelled with cold water.

As they did not belong to the mansion, they were expelled by the two little boys.

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Word Origin

Word Origin and History for expelled

expel

v.

Origin of expel