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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
expropriate, expropriation, expt., exptl., expugnable, expulse, expulsion, expulsive, expunction, expunge, expurgate
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How to use expulse in a sentence
Asad ibn Rabiya rose and said: 'Why cannot we expulse him from among us and banish him from our country?
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