expel
/ɪkspˈɛl/
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Definitions
Verb
force to leave or move out; "He was expelled from his native country"
Verb
remove from a position or office; "The chairman was ousted after he misappropriated funds"
Verb
cause to flee; "rout out the fighters from their caves"
Verb
eliminate (a substance); "combustion products are exhausted in the engine"; "the plant releases a gas"
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abort
ban
banish
bar
blackball
bleed
blow
boot out
breathe
cast out
chuck out
cough out
cough up
debar
deliver
deport
depose
egest
ejaculate
eject
eliminate
emit
eruct
exclude
excommunicate
excrete
exile
expatriate
expectorate
extradite
fester
force out
hemorrhage
maturate
ostracise
ostracize
ovulate
pass
pass off
relegate
shed blood
shun
spew
spew out
spit out
spit up
suppurate
suspend
turf out
turn out