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expelling Definition


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expel
verb expelled, expelling
    1. To dismiss from or deprive someone of membership of (a club or school, etc), usually permanently as punishment for misconduct.
      Thesaurus: ban, exclude, dismiss, banish, exile, evict, drive out, drum out, cast out, throw out, oust, send packing.
    2. To get rid of something; to force it out.
Derivative: expellable
adj
    Derivative: expellee
    noun
      A person who is expelled.
    Etymology: 14c: from Latin expellere to drive out.



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