expel
pronunciation
How to pronounce expel in British English:
UK [ɪkˈspel]
How to pronounce expel in American English:
US [ɪkˈspel]
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- Verb:
- force to leave or move out
- put out or expel from a place
- remove from a position or office
- cause to flee
- eliminate (substances) from the body
Word Origin
- expel
- expel: see pulse
- expel (v.)
- late 14c., "cast out," from Latin expellere "drive out, drive away," from ex- "out" (see ex-) + pellere "to drive" (see pulse (n.1)). Specific meaning "to eject from a school" is first recorded 1640s. Related: Expelled; expelling.
Example
- 1. Third , he wanted to expel the foreigners from china .
- 2. As we pressed turabi to expel bin laden , we asked saudi arabia to take him .
- 3. Charles ii didn 't throw out chinese scientists , but china 's emperor kangxi did expel the europeans .
- 4. Now , once again , politicians are appealing to the desire to expel and remove bad elements from society .
- 5. But in 2005 , rela was given new powers as malaysia launched a campaign to expel illegal foreign workers .