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expel

/ɪk'spɛl/

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verb
eliminate (a substance)
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discharge eject exhaust release
verb
cause to flee
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rout rout out

type of:
defeat overcome get the better of
verb
remove from a position or office
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boot out drum out kick out oust throw out

type of:
remove
verb
force to leave or move out
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"He was expelled from his native country"

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kick out throw out

type of:
move displace

Examples of expel

"He was expelled from his native country"