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expel meaning

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    Definition of expel in English Dictionary

  • VerbSGexpelsPRexpellingPT, PPexpelled
    1. To eject or erupt.
      1. (obsolete) To fire (a bullet, arrow etc.).
        1. To remove from membership.
          1. She was Nicolas Sarkozy's pin-up for diversity, the first Muslim woman with north African parents to hold a major French government post. But Rachida Dati has now turned on her own party elite with such ferocity that some have suggested she should be expelled from the president's ruling party.
        2. To deport.
        3. More Examples
          1. Used in the Middle of Sentence
            • This is also an uncting procedure in which oil is dropped into the nose and expelled through the mouth.
            • The university recently expelled a number of students for dorcassing
          2. Used in the Beginning of Sentence
            • Expel from your confidence, men who have never ceased to misadvise you! (The Works of Alexander Hamilton; p. 234)
        • Part-of-Speech Hierarchy
          1. Verbs
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          1. en expell
          2. en expels
          3. en expelee
          4. en expells
          5. en expeled
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          Meaning of expel for the defined word.

          Grammatically, this word "expel" is a verb.
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