Expellable

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ex·pel (

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tr.v. ex·pelled, ex·pel·ling, ex·pels

1. To force or drive out: expel an invader.

2. To discharge from or as if from a receptacle: expelled a sigh of relief.

3. To force to leave; deprive of membership: expelled the student from college for cheating. See Synonyms at eject.

[Middle English expellen, from Latin expellere : ex-, ex- + pellere, to drive; see pel-⁵ in Indo-European roots.]

ex·pella·ble adj.

ex·peller n.

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