expel

Pronunciation

• IPA ^(key): /ɪkˈspɛl/

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• Hyphenation: ex‧pel

Verb

Plain form expel

Third-person singular expels

Past tense expelled

Past participle expelled

Present participle expelling

1. (transitive) If someone is expelled, they are no longer a member of a group or organization.

   He was expelled from school.

2. (transitive) If someone expels a person, they force them to leave a country; they deport them.
3. (transitive) If someone or something is expelled, they are thrown out; they are ejected; it erupted.

Synonyms

• (forced to leave a country): deport
• (thrown out): ejected, erupted

Antonyms

• impel

Related words

• expulsion