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expel

force out / banish / eject / discharge
Transitive Verb
past: expelledpp: expelleding: expelling

This term conveys a sense of forceful removal, whether through official authority or physical pressure. When applied to people, it carries a heavy, punitive connotation, suggesting a permanent or formal severance of ties between an individual and an institution or state. In biological or mechanical contexts, the word describes the active discharge of substances. It differs from passive leaking or drifting by implying a deliberate or systemic push, such as the action of a pump or the respiratory system.

Meanings

Transitive Verb
[~ someone][~ something]

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

"The student was expelled from school for repeated misconduct."

Transitive Verb
[~ something]

To force something out of a place, typically from the body or a container.

"The lungs expel carbon dioxide during exhalation."

Transitive Verb
[~ someone]

To force a person to leave a country, often as a political act.

"The government decided to expel the foreign diplomats."

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