expel

//ɪkˈspɛl//
B2Frequency Level 10Formal
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Verb

expelInfinitive
expelPresent tense
expelledPast tense
expelledPast participle
expellingPresent participle
expelsThird-person singular
1

To officially force someone to leave a school, organization, or country.

The student was expelled from school for cheating on the exam.

2

To force something out from a container or body.

The lungs expel carbon dioxide when we breathe out.