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1. Force to leave or move out
   "He was expelled from his native country"
   - throw out, kick out
    
2. Remove from a position or office
   "The chairman was expelled after he misappropriated funds"
   - oust, throw out, drum out, boot out, kick out
    
3. Cause to flee
   - rout, rout out
    
4. Eliminate (a substance)
   "combustion products are expelled in the engine"
   - exhaust, discharge, eject, release

Derived forms: expelled, expels, expelling

See also: expelling, expulsion

Type of: defeat, displace, get the better of, move, overcome, remove

Encyclopedia: Expel