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How to pronounce expel in English?

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Type Words
Synonyms discharge, eject, exhaust, release
Has types abort, bleed, blow, breathe, cough out, cough up, egest, ejaculate, eliminate, emit, eruct, excrete, expectorate, fester, hemorrhage, maturate, ovulate, pass, pass off, shed blood, spew, spew out, spit out, spit up, suppurate
Derivation expelling, expulsion
Type Words
Synonyms rout, rout out
Type of defeat, overcome, get the better of
Type Words
Synonyms boot out, drum out, kick out, oust, throw out
Type of remove
Has types depose, force out, excommunicate
Derivation expulsion
Type Words
Synonyms kick out, throw out
Type of move, displace
Has types turf out, exile, expatriate, turn out, extradite, banish, bar, blackball, relegate, boot out, ban, cast out, chuck out, exclude, ostracise, eject, ostracize, shun, suspend, debar, deliver, deport
Derivation expulsion


He was expelled from his native country.

Examples of expel

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Ambassador Carney had instructions only to push the Sudanese to expel Bin Laden.
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One analyst said authorities could theoretically expel them but at a great risk.
From the edition.cnn.com
Jeffs didn't hesitate to expel those who were troublesome, several sources said.
From the sltrib.com
You must expel everyone if you think you are solving problems with expelling me.
From the guardian.co.uk
Arabs are in the Arab world, too, and no one is trying to expel them from there.
From the economist.com
The 1840 MEC General Conference considered the matter, but did not expel Andrew.
From the en.wikipedia.org
Aoun is too weak to expel the Syrians himself but strong enough to create havoc.
From the time.com
On January 7, 1794, the Jacobin Club sought to expel Desmoulins from its number.
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He said the bishop has not asked the Vatican to expel them from the priesthood.
From the dallasnews.com
More examples
  • Force to leave or move out; "He was expelled from his native country"
  • Oust: remove from a position or office; "The chairman was ousted after he misappropriated funds"
  • Rout: cause to flee; "rout out the fighters from their caves"
  • Exhaust: eliminate (a substance); "combustion products are exhausted in the engine"; "the plant releases a gas"
  • (expelling) discharge: any of several bodily processes by which substances go out of the body; "the discharge of pus"
  • Expeller pressing (also called oil pressing) is a mechanical method for extracting oil from raw materials. The raw materials are squeezed under high pressure in a single step. ...
  • (The Expelled) The Expelled are a punk rock band first formed in July 1981 in Leeds, England. The original line-up consisted of Jo Ball (vocals), Tim Ramsden (guitar), Craig 'Macca' McEvoy (bass) and Rick Fox (drums).
  • To eject or erupt; To fire (a bullet, arrow etc.); To remove from membership; To deport
  • (expelling) The action of the verb expel