expel
[ ik-spel ]
/ ɪkˈspɛl /
verb (used with object), ex·pelled, ex·pel·ling.
to drive or force out or away; discharge or eject: to expel air from the lungs; to expel an invader from a country.
to cut off from membership or relations: to expel a student from a college.
Origin of expel
1350–1400; Middle English
expellen < Latin
expellere to drive out, drive away, equivalent to
ex-
ex-1 +
pellere to push, drive
OTHER WORDS FROM expel
ex·pel·la·ble, adjective re·ex·pel, verb (used with object), re·ex·pelled, re·ex·pel·ling. un·ex·pel·la·ble, adjective un·ex·pelled, adjectiveWords nearby expel
expedite,
expediter,
expedition,
expeditionary,
expeditious,
expel,
expellant,
expellee,
expeller,
expellers,
expend
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British Dictionary definitions for expel
expel
/ (ɪkˈspɛl) /
verb -pels, -pelling or -pelled (tr)
to eject or drive out with force
to deprive of participation in or membership of a school, club, etc
Derived forms of expel
expellable, adjective expellee (ˌɛkspɛˈliː), noun expeller, nounWord Origin for expel
C14: from Latin
expellere to drive out, from
pellere to thrust, drive