expulse

[ ik-spuhls ]
/ ɪkˈspʌls /
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verb (used with object), ex·pulsed, ex·puls·ing. Obsolete.

to expel.

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Origin of expulse

< Latin expulsus; see expulsion

Words nearby expulse

expropriation, expt., exptl, exptl., expugnable, expulse, expulsion, expulsive, expulsive pain, expunction, expunge
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Words related to expulse

expel, blackball, blacklist, snub, shun, exclude, excommunicate, fire, topple, eject, depose, sack, dislodge, remove, lose, unseat, evict, dethrone, demote, dismiss

Example sentences from the Web for expulse

  • Asad ibn Rabiya rose and said: 'Why cannot we expulse him from among us and banish him from our country?

    The Life of Mohammad|Etienne Dinet