expel
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expel
- /ɪkˈspɛl/
Rhymes with -ɛl
Where it comes from
Late Middle English: from Latin expellere, from ex- (“out”) + pellere (“to drive”).
verb expels · expelling · expelled
- To eject.
- To fire (a bullet, arrow etc.). But to the ground the idle quarrell fell: / Then he another and another did expell.
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To remove from membership.
He was expelled from school multiple times for disruptive behaviour.
Similar: drive away, drive out, force out
- To deport.
Thesaurus
Closest in meaning: oust, drum out, eject, boot out, kick out, turf out, chuck out, release, throw out, discharge, exclude, turn out, rout, rout out, removal, dislodge
Translations
Every language
verb to eject
| Español | expulsar, expeler |
|---|---|
| 日本語 | 出す dasu |
| 中文 | 排出 páichū |
| Português | expelir |
| Français | expulser, éjecter |
| Deutsch | verjagen |
| Italiano | espellere |
| Русский | выта́лкивать vytálkivatʹ, вы́толкнуть výtolknutʹ, выбра́сывать vybrásyvatʹ, вы́бросить výbrositʹ, изверга́ть izvergátʹ, изве́ргнуть izvérgnutʹ |
| עברית | גירש gerésh |
verb to remove from membership
| Español | expulsar |
|---|---|
| 한국어 | 내쫓다 naejjotda, 몰아내다 moranaeda |
| 日本語 | 追い出す oidasu, 放り出す hōridasu |
| 中文 | 開除 /开除 kāichú |
| हिन्दी | निष्कासन niṣkāsan |
| Português | expulsar |
| Français | expulser |
| Deutsch | ausweisen |
| Italiano | espellere |
| Русский | исключа́ть isključátʹ, исключи́ть isključítʹ |
| العربية | طَرَدَ ṭarada, نَفَى nafā, أَخْرَجَ ʔaḵraja |
verb to deport
| 日本語 | 追放する tsuihō-suru |
|---|---|
| 中文 | 驅逐出境 /驱逐出境 qūzhú chūjìng, 驅逐 /驱逐 qūzhú |
| Português | expulsar, deportar |
| Français | déporter, expulser |
| Deutsch | abschieben, deportieren, verbannen |
| Русский | депорти́ровать deportírovatʹ, высыла́ть vysylátʹ, вы́слать výslatʹ |
| עברית | גירש gerésh |
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title = {expel},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
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