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verb (used with object), -pelled, -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.

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Origin:
1350–1400; Middle English expellen < Latin expellere to drive out, drive away, equivalent to ex- ex-¹ + pellere to push, drive

Related forms

ex·pel·la·ble, adjective

re·ex·pel, verb (used with object), -pelled, -pel·ling.

un·ex·pel·la·ble, adjective

un·ex·pelled, adjective

Synonyms
2. oust, dismiss, exile, excommunicate.

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Example Sentences

Expel the mousse from the canister into a tuile until the tube is completely filled.

Mentor feels it her duty, and that of all right-thinking individuals, to inform and cure or expel sinners.

Now, once again, politicians are appealing to the desire to expel and remove bad elements from society.

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Expel the mousse from the canister into a tuile until the tube is completely filled.

Mentor feels it her duty, and that of all right-thinking individuals, to inform and cure or expel sinners.

Now, once again, politicians are appealing to the desire to expel and remove bad elements from society.

Marine iguanas sneeze frequently to expel salt from glands near their noses.

And the little buggers also use our attempts to expel them with vomiting and diarrhea.

Wolves kill or expel coyotes, which prey on young pronghorns.

Knead dough on a lightly floured work surface to expel air.

Aerosol cans contain liquid under pressure, which is used to expel the contents.

It also presents some of the means by which a portion of their neighbors hope eventually to expel them.

Colleges already have the authority to suspend or expel students for the safety of others.

Even under the revised legislation the university could still fine them, remove them from campus, suspend or expel them.

The current caused them to expel larger amounts of their natural secretions than they normally would have.

After a quick breath at the surface, dolphins swim to the bottom of the pool and expel a long, silvery ring of air.

Briefly knead dough with dough hook or on a lightly floured board to expel air.

It has been designed to expel each one as it is cut, which means your floor ends up covered in loads of tiny little paper circles.

Those who remain can chase and expel illegal immigrants.

When disturbed, this remarkable animal can expel bioluminescent mucus.

Disgust directs us to push out and expel that which is bad for us.

It's as if he has to expel air to make room for bigger ideas.

Flatworms' mouths take in nutrients and also expel undigested waste.

Once stressed, the coral expel the symbiotic algae that both feeds them and provides the corals' color.

Harvard-Westlake did not suspend or expel any of the students who admitted posting the threats.

They ferment the oil and expel natural gas without requiring oxygen.

At high tide the offshore caves expel fresh water, which bubbles at the surface.

To expel fear and anxiety, to calm the liver and clear the vision.

The college has suspended the chapter and said it may expel some members from school.

When stressed, corals expel the algae that live in their transparent outer tissues, exposing the corals' limestone skeletons.

John's expelled one starting basketball player, moved to expel two others and disciplined three reserves last night.

So natural selection has brought on a tendency to expel them spontaneously as it were.

The school is still investigating the steroid charges and could eventually expel the students.

And anyway, all religious groups have the right to expel people who won't accept their rules".

Sudden opening of the cords allows the pressurized air to flow back up the respiratory tract to expel the irritants.

She told me she used to run a home daycare and did expel a child who was a chronic biter.

When possible, the superconductor will expel all the magnetic field from inside.

Drain in a colander and rinse under cold running water, then press gently to expel extra water.

Apparently, nature designed them to expel feces from the body.

Smith might have undergone exorcism to expel the demons that possessed him when his eyes closed.

The student's case went to trial and a judge ruled that schools do have the right to expel students if risk is possible.

It also installed an electric pump to expel water into a drain pipe to keep it from collecting in the vault.

It occurs when corals living at the edge of their temperature tolerance expel the tiny animals that live.

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World English Dictionary

expel (ɪkˈspɛl)

—vb , -pels, -pelling, -pelled
1.	to eject or drive out with force
2.	to deprive of participation in or membership of a school, club, etc

[C14: from Latin expellere to drive out, from pellere to thrust, drive]

ex'pellable

—*adj*

expellee

—n

ex'peller

—n

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Word Origin & History

expel

late 14c., from L. expellere "drive out," from ex- "out" + pellere "to drive." Meaning "to eject from a school" is first recorded 1640s. Related: Expelled; expelling.

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