Definition of Expel

1. Verb. Force to leave or move out. "He was expelled from his native country"


2. Verb. Remove from a position or office. "The chairman was ousted after he misappropriated funds"
Exact synonyms: Boot Out, Drum Out, Kick Out, Oust, Throw Out
Specialized synonyms: Excommunicate, Depose, Force Out
Generic synonyms: Remove
Derivative terms: Expulsion, Ouster, Ousting

3. Verb. Cause to flee. "Rout out the fighters from their caves"
Exact synonyms: Rout, Rout Out
Generic synonyms: Defeat, Get The Better Of, Overcome

4. Verb. Eliminate (a substance). "The plant releases a gas"

Definition of Expel

1. v. t. To drive or force out from that within which anything is contained, inclosed, or situated; to eject; as, to expel air from a bellows.

Definition of Expel

1. Verb. To eject or erupt ¹

2. Verb. (obsolete) To fire (a bullet, arrow etc.). ¹

3. Verb. To remove from membership ¹

4. Verb. To deport ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Expel

1. to force out [v -PELLED, -PELLING, -PELS]

Lexicographical Neighbors of Expel

expediter
expediters
expedites
expediting
expedition
expeditionary
expeditionist
expeditionists
expeditions
expeditious
expeditiously
expeditiousness
expeditive
expeditor
expeditors
expel (current term)
expeled
expelee
expelees
expeling
expellable
expellant
expellants
expelled
expellee
expellees
expellent
expellents
expeller
expellers

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