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Meaning of 'expel'
Meaning of 'expel' (Webster Dictionary)
1. Expel 
[ 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. [ v. t.]- To drive away from one's country; to banish.
- To cut off from further connection with an institution of learning, a society, and the like; as, to expel a student or member.
- To keep out, off, or away; to exclude.
- To discharge; to shoot.
Meaning of 'expel' (Princeton's WordNet)
1. expel [ v]
[ v]Meaning (1):
- eliminate (a substance)
- eliminate (a substance)
Example in sentence:
- combustion products are exhausted in the engine;
- the plant releases a gas
Meaning (2):
- force to leave or move out
- force to leave or move out
Example in sentence:
- He was expelled from his native country
Meaning (3):
- cause to flee
- cause to flee
Example in sentence:
- rout out the fighters from their caves
Meaning (4):
- remove from a position or office
- remove from a position or office
Example in sentence:
- The chairman was ousted after he misappropriated funds
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