expel

ɪkˈspɛl

expelledexpelling

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Definition of expel - Reverso English Dictionary

Verb

tr.

disciplineremove someone from a school or organization

The student was expelled for cheating.

dismiss

exclude

remove

removalforce someone to leave a place

The school decided to expel the student for misconduct..

banish

eject

authorityremove someone from a position or office

The board decided to expel the director.

dismiss

oust

remove

action

Rare

eject something from a container or body

Rare

The volcano expelled ash and smoke.

discharge

eject

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Origin of expel

Latin, ex (out) + pellere (to drive)

Terms with expel included in their meaning

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cough

medical

expel air from lungs suddenly with a sharp sound

blow one's nose

hygiene

expel mucus from the nose using a tissue

ban

expulsion

expel from a community or group

breathe

respiration

draw air into and expel from the lungs

cough

expel

force something out of the throat by coughing

breathe out

forceful exhalation

expel air forcefully

cough it up

throat expulsion

expel something from the throat

cough up

medical

expel phlegm or food by coughing

Examples of expel in a sentence

They expelled the member for breaking the rules.
They decided to expel the intruder from the event.
The club may expel members who break the rules.
The committee voted to expel the member for misconduct.
They had to expel the student for breaking the rules.
The machine expelled the defective part.

He expelled the air from the balloon.

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French:expulser, chasser, ...
German:verweisen, ausweisen, ...
Italian:espellere, mandare via, ...
Spanish:expulsar, desalojar, ...
Portuguese:expulsar, remover, ...
Chinese:开除, 赶走, ...
Japanese:退学させる, 追い出す, ...
Arabic:طَرَدَ, أَبْعَدَ, ...
Hebrew:לְסַלֵּק, לְגָרֵשׁ, ...
Russian:исключить, выгнать, ...
Ukrainian:виключати, відрахувати, ...
Hindi:निष्कासित करना, बाहर करना, ...
Bengali:বহিষ্কার করা, বের করে দেওয়া, ...
Catalan:expulsar, desallotjar, ...
Czech:vyloučit, vykázat, ...
Danish:bortvise, afsætte, ...
Dutch:verwijderen, uitzetten, ...
Greek:αποβάλλω, διώχνω, ...
Hungarian:kizárni, kiutasítani, ...
Khmer:បណ្តេញចេញ, បង្ខំឱ្យចាកចេញ, ...
Korean:퇴학당하다, 퇴학시키다, ...
Persian:اخراج کردن, بیرون کردن, ...
Polish:wydalać, usunąć, ...
Portuguese (BR):expulsar, desalojar, ...
Romanian:a exmatricula, a expulza, ...
Swedish:utvisa, relegera, ...
Thai:ไล่ออก, ขับไล่, ...
Turkish:atmak, uzaklaştırmak, ...
Vietnamese:khai trừ, đuổi, ...

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