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

Verb

[-pelling, -pelled]

1. to drive out with force

2. to dismiss from a school, club, etc., permanently [Latin expellere]

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) << OPPOSITE let in

2. banish, exile, oust, deport, expatriate, evict, force to leave, proscribe << OPPOSITE take in

verb 3. drive out, discharge, throw out, force out, let out, eject, issue, dislodge, spew, belch, cast out

Translations

expel [ɪkˈspɛl] vt → expulsar

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expel [ɪkˈspɛl] vt → chasser, expulser;

(Scol) → renvoyer, exclure

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expel [ɪksˈpɛl] vt (from school) → verweisen;

(from organization) → ausschließen;

(from place) → vertreiben;

(gas, liquid) → ausstoßen

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expel [ɪkˈspɛl] 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, 제명하다 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 poistaa évacuer לְהוֹצִיא בְּכּוֹחַ छुटकारा पाना riješiti se kiűz menyingkirkan knÿja út, þrÿsta út eliminare 排出する 배출하다 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 제명, 추방 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