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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.
- 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]
Meaning (1):
- 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
Example in sentence:
  • He was expelled from his native country
Meaning (3):
- cause to flee
Example in sentence:
  • rout out the fighters from their caves
Meaning (4):
- remove from a position or office
Example in sentence:
  • The chairman was ousted after he misappropriated funds

Nearby Words:

expand expanded expander expanding expanse expansibility expansible expansile expansion expansive

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