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expel
[ ik-spel ]
verb (used with object)
- 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.
Synonyms: , , ,
expel
/ ˌɛkspɛˈliː; ɪkˈspɛl /
verb
- to eject or drive out with force
- to deprive of participation in or membership of a school, club, etc
Derived Forms
- expellee, noun
- ˈ, noun
- ˈ, adjective
Other Word Forms
- ··· adjective
- ·· verb (used with object) reexpelled reexpelling
- un···· adjective
Word History and Origins
Word History and Origins
Origin of expel1
Example Sentences
Braun was expelled from the Polish parliament in 2023 for putting out candles during the Jewish festival of Hanukkah with a fire extinguisher.
Part of the way through his speech Trump screened a video of deportees being expelled from the US and sent to a mega-prison in El Salvador.
The neighbours have also expelled many of each other's diplomats and revoked civilians' visas - already difficult to procure - leaving many stranded on both sides of the border.
Fellow pupils said she previously told them she would stab Ms Elias and "do something stupid" that would get her expelled.
He was talking about the hundreds of Venezuelan men expelled from the country without due process and sent to a prison in El Salvador, where, according to the administration, they should remain until they die.
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