expel
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ex·pel
(ĭk-spĕl′)tr.v. ex·pelled, ex·pel·ling, ex·pels
1. To force or drive out: expel an invader.
2. To discharge from or as if from a receptacle: expelled a sigh of relief.
3. To deprive of membership or rights in an organization; force to leave: expelled the student from college for cheating.
[Middle English expellen, from Latin expellere : ex-, ex- + pellere, to drive; see pel- in Indo-European roots.]
ex·pel′la·ble adj.
ex·pel′ler n.
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expel
(ɪkˈspɛl)vb (tr) , -pels, -pelling or -pelled
1. to eject or drive out with force
2. (Education) to deprive of participation in or membership of a school, club, etc
[C14: from Latin expellere to drive out, from pellere to thrust, drive]
exˈpellable adj
expellee n
exˈpeller n
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ex•pel
(ɪkˈspɛl)v.t. -pelled, -pel•ling.
1. to drive or force out or away; discharge; eject.
2. to cut off from membership or relations: to expel a student from a college.
[1350–1400; Middle English < Latin expellere to drive out, drive away]
ex•pel′la•ble, adj.
ex•pel′ler, n.
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expel
Past participle: expelled
Gerund: expelling
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Verb | 1. | expel - force to leave or move out; "He was expelled from his native country" eject, turf out, boot out, chuck out, exclude, turn out - put out or expel from a place; "The unruly student was excluded from the game" move, displace - cause to move or shift into a new position or place, both in a concrete and in an abstract sense; "Move those boxes into the corner, please"; "I'm moving my money to another bank"; "The director moved more responsibilities onto his new assistant" exile, expatriate, deport - expel from a country; "The poet was exiled because he signed a letter protesting the government's actions" |
2. | expel - remove from a position or office; "The chairman was ousted after he misappropriated funds" excommunicate - oust or exclude from a group or membership by decree remove - remove from a position or an office | |
3. | expel - cause to flee; "rout out the fighters from their caves" defeat, get the better of, overcome - win a victory over; "You must overcome all difficulties"; "defeat your enemies"; "He overcame his shyness"; "He overcame his infirmity"; "Her anger got the better of her and she blew up" | |
4. | expel - eliminate (a substance); "combustion products are exhausted in the engine"; "the plant releases a gas" cough out, cough up, expectorate, spit up, spit out - discharge (phlegm or sputum) from the lungs and out of the mouth blow - free of obstruction by blowing air through; "blow one's nose" abort - terminate a pregnancy by undergoing an abortion ovulate - produce and discharge eggs; "women ovulate about once every month" |
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expel
verb
1. throw out, exclude, ban, bar, dismiss, discharge, relegate, kick out (informal), ask to leave, send packing, turf out (informal), black, debar, drum out, blackball, give the bum's rush (slang), show you the door, throw out on your ear (informal) secondary school students expelled for cheating in exams
throw out admit, let in, give access, allow to enter
throw out admit, let in, give access, allow to enter
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expel
verb1. To force to leave a country or place by official decree:
2. To send forth (confined matter) violently:
Geology: extravasate.
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Translations
يَتَخَلَّص منيَطْرُدُيَطْرُد، يُبْعِد
vyloučit
bortviseblive af med
karkottaa
izbaciti
kicsap
knÿja út, òrÿsta útreka, vísa á brott
追い出す
쫓아내다
izraidītizslēgtizspiest
izgnatiizključiti
relegera
ไล่ออก
kovmakkurtulmak
đuổi
expel
[ɪksˈpel] VT [+ air] (from container) → arrojar, expeler; [+ person] → expulsarto get expelled (from school) → ser expulsado
Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005
expel
[ɪkˈspɛl] vt (= force to leave) [+ inhabitant] → chasser, expulser
to be expelled from sth [+ area, village] → être expulsé(e) de, être chassé(e) de; [+ building] → être expulsé(e) de
to be expelled from sth [+ area, village] → être expulsé(e) de, être chassé(e) de; [+ building] → être expulsé(e) de
Collins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005
expel
vt
person → vertreiben; (officially, from country) → ausweisen, ausschaffen (Sw) → (from aus); (from school) → verweisen (→ from von, +gen); (from society) → ausstoßen, ausschließen; evil → austreiben
Collins German Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged 7th Edition 2005. © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1980 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1997, 1999, 2004, 2005, 2007
Collins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995
expel
(ikˈspel) – past tense, past participle exˈpelled – verb1. to send away in disgrace (a person from a school etc). The child was expelled for stealing.
2. to get rid of. an electric fan for expelling kitchen smells.
expulsion (ikˈspalʃən) nounAny child found disobeying this rule will face expulsion from the school.
Kernerman English Multilingual Dictionary © 2006-2013 K Dictionaries Ltd.
expel
→ يَطْرُدُ vyloučit bortvise vertreiben αποβάλλω expulsar karkottaa expulser izbaciti espellere 追い出す 쫓아내다 wegzenden kaste ut wydalić expelir исключать relegera ไล่ออก kovmak đuổi 开除Multilingual Translator © HarperCollins Publishers 2009
expel
vt. expulsar.
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