Expel Definition

ĭk-spĕl

expelled, expelling, expels

verb

expelled, expelling, expels

To drive out by force; force out; eject.

Webster's New World

To discharge from or as if from a receptacle.

Expelled a sigh of relief.

American Heritage

To dismiss or send away by authority; deprive of rights, membership, etc.

Webster's New World

To expel is defined as to force something or someone out, or to kick someone out of a social club, school or other group.

When you breath out deeply after you've been holding your breath from fear, this is an example of a time when you expel your breath.

When a school kicks out a student for cheating, this is an example of time when the school expels the student.

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Origin of Expel

Middle English expellen from Latin expellere ex- ex- pellere to drive pel-⁵ in Indo-European roots

From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

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