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English verb: expel | |||
| 1. | expel (social) force to leave or move out | ||
| Samples | He was expelled from his native country. | ||
| Synonyms | kick out, throw out | ||
| Pattern of use | Somebody ----s somebody | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | displace, move | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | ban, ban, banish, banish, banish, bar, blackball, boot out, cast out, chuck out, debar, deliver, deport, deport, eject, exclude, exile, expatriate, extradite, ostracise, ostracize, relegate, shun, suspend, turf out, turn out | ||
| 2. | expel (social) remove from a position or office | ||
| Samples | The chairman was ousted after he misappropriated funds. | ||
| Synonyms | boot out, drum out, kick out, oust, throw out | ||
| Pattern of use | Somebody ----s somebody. Somebody ----s PP | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | remove | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | depose, excommunicate, force out | ||
| 3. | expel (competition) cause to flee | ||
| Samples | Rout out the fighters from their caves. | ||
| Synonyms | rout, rout out | ||
| Pattern of use | Somebody ----s somebody | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | defeat, get the better of, overcome | ||
| 4. | expel (body) eliminate (a substance) | ||
| Samples | Combustion products are exhausted in the engine. The plant releases a gas. | ||
| Synonyms | discharge, eject, exhaust, release | ||
| Pattern of use | Somebody ----s something. Something ----s something | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | abort, bleed, blow, breathe, cough out, cough up, egest, ejaculate, eliminate, emit, eruct, excrete, expectorate, fester, hemorrhage, maturate, ovulate, pass, pass off, shed blood, spew, spew out, spit out, spit up, suppurate | ||
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