expel

ex·pel  (k-spl)

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.

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

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ex·pella·ble adj.

ex·peller n.

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expel [ɪkˈspɛl]

vb -pels, -pelling, -pelled (tr)

1. to eject or drive out with force

2. (Social Science / Education) to deprive of participation in or membership of a school, club, etc.

[from Latin expellere to drive out, from pellere to thrust, drive]

expellable  adj

expellee  [ˌɛkspɛˈliː] n

expeller  n

Thesaurus

Verb	1.	expel - force to leave or move out; "He was expelled from his native country" kick out, throw out eject, turf out, boot out, chuck out, exclude, turn out - put out or expel from a place; "The unruly student was excluded from the game" move, displace - cause to move or shift into a new position or place, both in a concrete and in an abstract sense; "Move those boxes into the corner, please"; "I'm moving my money to another bank"; "The director moved more responsibilities onto his new assistant" exile, expatriate, deport - expel from a country; "The poet was exiled because he signed a letter protesting the government's actions" debar, suspend - bar temporarily; from school, office, etc. extradite, deport, deliver - hand over to the authorities of another country; "They extradited the fugitive to his native country so he could be tried there" banish, bar, relegate - expel, as if by official decree; "he was banished from his own country" banish, blackball, cast out, ostracise, ostracize, shun, ban - expel from a community or group banish, ban - ban from a place of residence, as for punishment
	2.	expel - remove from a position or office; "The chairman was ousted after he misappropriated funds" boot out, drum out, oust, kick out, throw out excommunicate - oust or exclude from a group or membership by decree remove - remove from a position or an office depose, force out - force to leave (an office)
	3.	expel - cause to flee; "rout out the fighters from their caves" rout, rout out defeat, get the better of, overcome - win a victory over; "You must overcome all difficulties"; "defeat your enemies"; "He overcame his shyness"; "He overcame his infirmity"; "Her anger got the better of her and she blew up"
	4.	expel - eliminate (a substance); "combustion products are exhausted in the engine"; "the plant releases a gas" eject, exhaust, release, discharge cough out, cough up, expectorate, spit up, spit out - discharge (phlegm or sputum) from the lungs and out of the mouth blow - free of obstruction by blowing air through; "blow one's nose" ejaculate - eject semen abort - terminate a pregnancy by undergoing an abortion ovulate - produce and discharge eggs; "women ovulate about once every month" egest, excrete, eliminate, pass - eliminate from the body; "Pass a kidney stone" bleed, hemorrhage, shed blood - lose blood from one's body eruct, spew out, spew - eject or send out in large quantities, also metaphorical; "the volcano spews out molten rocks every day"; "The editors of the paper spew out hostile articles about the Presidential candidate" fester, suppurate, maturate - ripen and generate pus; "her wounds are festering" emit, pass off, breathe - expel (gases or odors)

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expel

verb

1. throw out, exclude, ban, bar, dismiss, discharge, relegate, kick out (informal), ask to leave, send packing, turf out (informal), black, debar, drum out, blackball, give the bum's rush (slang), show you the door, throw out on your ear (informal) secondary school students expelled for cheating in exams
throw out admit, let in, give access, allow to enter

2. banish, exile, oust, deport, expatriate, evict, force to leave, proscribe An American academic was expelled from the country yesterday.
banish receive, welcome, take in

3. drive out, discharge, throw out, force out, let out, eject, issue, dislodge, spew, belch, cast out Poisonous gas is expelled into the atmosphere.

Translations

expel [ɪksˈpel] VT [+ air] (from container) → arrojar, expeler; [+ person] → expulsar
to get expelled (from school) → ser expulsado

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expel [ɪkˈspɛl] vt

(= force to leave) [+ inhabitant] → chasser, expulser
to be expelled from sth [+ area, village] → être expulsé(e) de, être chassé(e) de; [+ building] → être expulsé(e) de

[+ pupil] → renvoyer, exclure
to get expelled from → se faire renvoyer de

[+ air, gas] → évacuer, expulser
to expel sth from sth → évacuer qch de qch, expulser qch de qch

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expel

vt

person → vertreiben; (officially, from country) → ausweisen, ausschaffen (Sw) → (from aus); (from school) → verweisen (→ from von, +gen); (from society) → ausstoßen, ausschließen; evil → austreiben

gas, liquid → ausstoßen; to expel one’s breath → ausatmen

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expel [ɪksˈpɛl] vt → espellere

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expel [ɪksˈpɛl] vt → espellere

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expel

v expel [ikˈspel]

1 to send away in disgrace (a person from a school etc) The child was expelled for stealing. verban, skors يَطْرُد، يُبْعِد изгонвам vyloučit bortvise ausweisen αποβάλλω expulsar välja viskama اخراج کردن erottaa renvoyer (de) לְגָרֵש निकालना, निष्कासित करना istjerati, izbaciti kicsap (iskolából) memecat reka, vísa á brott espellere 追い出す 쫓아내다 pašalinti, išmesti izslēgt (no mācību iestādes u.tml.); izraidīt dibuang wegzenden utvise, kaste ut wydalać, wykluczać expulsar a elimina, a exclude исключать vylúčiť izgnati, izključiti isključiti köra (kasta) ut, relegera ไล่ออก kovmak 開除 виключати خارج کر دینا đuổi; trục xuất 开除

2 to get rid of an electric fan for expelling kitchen smells. verdrywe, verjaag يَتَخَلَّص من изхвърлям vypudit blive af med vertreiben διώχνω eliminar, acabar con väljutama بیرون راندن karkottaa évacuer לְהוֹצִיא בְּכּוֹחַ छुटकारा पाना riješiti se kiűz menyingkirkan knÿja út, þrÿsta út eliminare 排出する 제거하다 pašalinti izspiest mengeluarkan verdrijven ut-/bortvisning, utstøting usuwać expelir a evacua удалять zbaviť sa pregnati izbaciti driva ut กำจัด kurtulmak 排出 виганяти کسی چیز کو باہر نکالنا tống ra 排出

n expulsion [ikˈspalʃən]

Any child found disobeying this rule will face expulsion from the school. verbanning, skorsing إخْراج، طَرْد، إبْعاد изключване vyloučení bortvisning die Ausweisung αποβολή expulsión väljaviskamine اخراج erottaminen renvoi גֵירוּש निष्कासन isključenje kiutasítás pemecatan brottrekstur espulsione 追放 배제 pašalinimas izslēgšana (no mācību iestādes); izraidīšana tindakan buang sekolah uitdrijving, wegzending ut-/bortvisning, utstøting wydalenie expulsão eliminare, expulzare исключение vylúčenie izključitev isključenje utdrivning, utvisning, relegering การขับไล่ kovulma 開除 вигнання, виключення بے دخلی sự trục xuấ; đuổi 开除

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expel → يَطْرُد vytlačit bortvise vertreiben αποβάλλω expulsar karkottaa expulser prognati espellere 追い出す 쫓아내다 verdrijven kaste ut wygonić expelir выталкивать relegera ไล่ออก kovmak làm bật ra 开除