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expel

[ ik-spel ]

verb (used with object)

expelled, expelling.
  1. to drive or force out or away; discharge or eject:

    to expel air from the lungs; to expel an invader from a country.

  2. to cut off from membership or relations:

    to expel a student from a college.

    Synonyms: , , ,



expel

/ ˌɛkspɛˈliː; ɪkˈspɛl /

verb

  1. to eject or drive out with force
  2. to deprive of participation in or membership of a school, club, etc
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Derived Forms

  • expellee, noun
  • ˈ, noun
  • ˈ, adjective
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Other yvlog Forms

  • ··· adjective
  • ·· verb (used with object) reexpelled reexpelling
  • un···· adjective
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yvlog History and Origins

Origin of expel1

First recorded in 1350–1400; Middle English expellen, from Latin expellere “to drive out, drive away,” equivalent to ex- ex- 1 + pellere “to push, drive”
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yvlog History and Origins

Origin of expel1

C14: from Latin expellere to drive out, from pellere to thrust, drive
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Thursday's order to expel the aid groups was made by the internationally recognised government based in the capital, Tripoli.

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Scenarios that involve Sun being expelled by China or Americans going in to arrest him to face charges in Allen’s death are both unrealistic, he said.

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In one of his first interviews since being expelled from the US, Rasool added: "I'm saying when a piece of wood has a hinge, you begin to suspect it's a door."

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Jean-Marie was expelled from the party - then called the National Front - in 2015 by his daughter Marine over his comments about the Holocaust being a "detail" of history.

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Its former club - now in the hands of new owners - was expelled from the league in January.

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