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- pronunciation:
- ihk
spel
- features:
- Word Combinations (verb), Word Explorer, Word Parts
| part of speech: |
transitive verb |
| inflections: |
expels, expelling, expelled |
| definition 1: |
to put or drive out forcibly.
The pierced balloon expelled its air.- synonyms:
- eject, extrude
- antonyms:
- admit
- similar words:
- banish, belch, bounce, discharge, disgorge, displace, emit, heave, purge, release, rout, run out, vent, vomit
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| definition 2: |
to dismiss or oust, as from a school, organization, or organized event.
Several players were expelled from the league.After he was found defacing school property, he was expelled.Fighting can get you expelled from the game.- synonyms:
- dismiss, oust
- antonyms:
- admit
- similar words:
- banish, cashier, drum out, eject, kick out, suspend
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| related words: |
bar, blackball, chase, deport, desolate, dismiss, dispel, dispossess, eliminate, erupt, evacuate, exhale, exile, leak, ostracize, overthrow, remove, repel, spout, transport, turn, void |
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| derivation: |
expellable (adj.) |
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