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expel

Pronunciation: /ɪkˈspɛl, ɛk-/
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Definition of expel

verb (expels, expelling, expelled)

[with object]
  • officially make (someone) leave a school or other organization:she was expelled from school
  • force (someone) to leave a place:eight diplomats were expelled from Norway for espionage
  • force out (something), especially from the body:she expelled a shuddering breath

Derivatives

expellable

adjective

expellee

Pronunciation: /-ˈliː/
noun

expeller

noun

Origin:

late Middle English: from Latin expellere, from ex- 'out' + pellere 'to drive'

Spelling rule

Double the l when adding endings which begin with a vowel to words which end in a vowel plus l (as in travel): (expels, expelling, expelled).

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Definition of expel in the US English dictionary

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