Verb: expel (expelled,expelling) ik'spel or ek'spel
- Force to leave or move out
"He was expelled from his native country";
- throw out, kick out [informal]
- Remove from a position or office
"The chairman was expelled after he misappropriated funds";
- oust, throw out, drum out, boot out [informal], kick out [informal], turf out [Brit, informal]
- Cause to flee
"The army expelled the invaders from the territory";
- rout, rout out
- Eliminate (a substance)
"combustion products are expelled in the engine";
- exhaust, discharge, eject, release
Derived forms: expelled, expels, expelling
Type of: defeat, displace, eliminate, get the better of, move, obviate, overcome, remove, rid of
Encyclopedia: Expel