expel

== English == === Etymology === Late Middle English: from Latin expellere, from ex- (“out”) +‎ pellere (“to drive”). === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ɪkˈspɛl/ Rhymes: -ɛl Hyphenation: ex‧pel === Verb === expel (third-person singular simple present expels, present participle expelling, simple past and past participle expelled) (transitive) To eject. (transitive, obsolete) To fire (a bullet, arrow etc.). (transitive) To remove from membership. Synonyms: drive away, drive out, force out (transitive) To deport. ==== Synonyms ==== fordrive, turf out ==== Antonyms ==== impel ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Related terms ==== expulsion ==== Translations ====