ex·pel ( k-sp l )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·pel la·ble adj. ex·pel ler n. |
expel Verb [-pelling, -pelled] 1. to drive out with force 2. to dismiss from a school, club, etc., permanently [Latin expellere]
ThesaurusLegend: Synonyms Related Words Antonyms | Verb | 1. | expel - force to leave or move out; "He was expelled from his native country"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" 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, 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"excommunicate - oust or exclude from a group or membership by decree remove - remove from a position or an office | | 3. | expel - cause to flee; "rout out the fighters from their caves"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"blow - free of obstruction by blowing air through; "blow one's nose" abort - terminate a pregnancy by undergoing an abortion ovulate - produce and discharge eggs; "women ovulate about once every month" 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" |
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) << OPPOSITE let in verb 3. drive out, discharge, throw out, force out, let out, eject, issue, dislodge, spew, belch, cast out
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