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Thesaurus: expel

To drive or force out from that within which anything is contained, inclosed, or situated; to eject; as to expel air from a bellows.

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  1. v. t. To drive or force out from that within which anything is contained, inclosed, or situated; to eject; as to expel air from a bellows.
  2. v. t. To drive away from one's country; to banish.
  3. v. t. To cut off from further connection with an institution of learning, a society, and the like; as, to expel a student or member.
  4. v. t. To keep out, off, or away; to exclude.
  5. v. t. To discharge; to shoot.
  6. v. force to leave or move out
  7. v. remove from a position or office
  8. v. cause to flee
  9. v. eliminate (a substance)
  10. v:100 v. force to leave or move out