expel

verb

ex·pel | \ ik-ˈspel

expelled; expelling

Definition of expel

1 : to force out : eject expelled the smoke from her lungs

2 : to force to leave (a place, an organization, etc.) by official action : take away rights or privileges of membership was expelled from college

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eject, expel, oust, evict mean to drive or force out. eject carries an especially strong implication of throwing or thrusting out from within as a physical action. ejected an obnoxious patron from the bar expel stresses a thrusting out or driving away especially permanently which need not be physical. a student expelled from college oust implies removal or dispossession by power of the law or by force or compulsion. police ousted the squatters evict chiefly applies to turning out of house and home. evicted for nonpayment of rent

Examples of expel in a Sentence

The club may expel members who do not follow the rules. She was expelled from school for bad behavior. expel air from the lungs

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Scattered about the set, large electric fans expel ribbons of cool air but ultimately provide little relief from the jungly May heat that has crept into the studio. — Jason Parham, WIRED, "How Oprah’s Network Finally Found Its Voice," 19 June 2018 According to the Archdiocese, Sun has been expelled from the school. — CBS News, "Police: Exchange student accused of shooting plot had over 1,600 rounds of ammunition," 3 Apr. 2018 Pengilly was expelled from the games last week after a run-in with a security guard. — Stephen Wade, Houston Chronicle, "IOC leaves decision on Russians at Olympics until Sunday," 24 Feb. 2018 The reporters, Wa Lone and Kyaw Soe Oo, were arrested in December 2017 after investigating atrocities committed by the Myanmar military in its campaign to expel the Rohingya Muslim minority. — Jon Emont, WSJ, "Myanmar to Free Thousands of Prisoners—But Not the Reuters Reporters," 17 Apr. 2019 According to the Cleveland Clinic, burping is the more common way to expel gas from the body. — Carolyn L. Todd, SELF, "Does Lying Down After Eating Really Cause Gas?," 28 Mar. 2019 The tiny poppers fireworks, which make noise when thrown against a hard surface, are considered explosive compounds by the school’s hearing officer, who decided to expel the child, Channel 2 reported. — Zachary Hansen, ajc, "10-year-old permanently expelled for bringing ‘poppers’ to Henry County school," 31 May 2018 Kim Hyok Chol, who was expelled from Spain in September 2017 following Pyongyang’s sixth nuclear test and its missile launches over neighboring Japan, has become North Korea’s top nuclear negotiator with the U.S. — Aritz Parra, The Seattle Times, "Spain: FBI offered data stolen in North Korean Embassy raid," 27 Mar. 2019 But sometimes something triggers your nose intensely enough that your body wants to expel it forcefully and immediately, so this ordinary cleansing process gets an instant boost in the form of a sneeze. — Carolyn L. Todd, SELF, "Quick Question: Why Do We Sneeze?," 8 Mar. 2019

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