expel
Meaning
- To eject.
- (obsolete) To fire (a bullet, arrow etc.).
- To remove from membership.
- To deport.
Synonyms
rout out
disapprove of
separate out
look askance at
chase out
key out
thrust out
severalise
make emerge
can suspend
extirpate
keep apart
miscarry
push aside
separate off
seperate
Frequency
Hyphenated as
ex‧pel
Pronounced as (IPA)
/ɪkˈspɛl/
Etymology
Late Middle English: from Latin expellere, from ex- (“out”) + pellere (“to drive”).
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