American English pronunciation
How to pronounce expel
IPA transcription: [ɪks'pɛl]
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Verb
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force to leave or move out
“He was expelled from his native country”
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remove from a position or office
“The chairman was ousted after he misappropriated funds”
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eliminate (a substance)
“combustion products are exhausted in the engine”
“the plant releases a gas”
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cause to flee
“rout out the fighters from their caves”
Usage examples
- Soon after, the non-Serb population was expelled from the area.
- During his early manhood, the Jews were expelled from this area.
- He was expelled from the university after student boycotts.
- For the transgression it was expelled in December, and soon found itself defunct.
- They practiced an old Mongolian ritual to expel the demons.
- The list of people who were thus expelled goes on and on.
- This is why Pixiu can eat gold, silver and jewels but cannot expel it.
- The Whites took power first and expelled the Blacks.
- The Cistercians were expelled from Sovin, and barred from returning despite multiple respective efforts.
- The population fled or was expelled and the town was resettled with Poles.