expel

Definition of expel

Verbs

force to leave or move out
"He was expelled from his native country"
Synonyms:
kick out, throw out
Types:
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boot out, chuck out, eject, exclude, turf out, turn out
put out or expel from a place
evict, force out
expel from one's property or force to move out by a legal process
evict
expel or eject without recourse to legal process
show the door
ask to leave
bounce
eject from the premises
exorcise, exorcize
expel through adjuration or prayers
deport, exile, expatriate
expel from a country
debar, suspend
bar temporarily; from school, office, etc.
rusticate, send down
suspend temporarily from college or university, in England
deliver, deport, extradite
hand over to the authorities of another country
repatriate
send someone back to his homeland against his will, as of refugees
banish, bar, relegate
expel, as if by official decree
spike
stand in the way of
ban, banish, blackball, cast out, ostracise, ostracize, shun
expel from a community or group
ban, banish
ban from a place of residence, as for punishment
rusticate
send to the country
Type of:
displace, move
cause to move or shift into a new position or place, both in a concrete and in an abstract sense
remove from a position or office
Synonyms:
boot out, drum out, kick out, oust, throw out
Types:
excommunicate
oust or exclude from a group or membership by decree
depose, force out
force to leave (an office)
bring down, overthrow, overturn, subvert
cause the downfall of; of rulers
Type of:
remove
remove from a position or an office
cause to flee
Synonyms:
rout, rout out
Type of:
defeat, get the better of, overcome
win a victory over
eliminate (a substance)
Synonyms:
discharge, eject, exhaust, release
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cough out, cough up, expectorate, spit out, spit up
discharge (phlegm or sputum) from the lungs and out of the mouth
cough
exhale abruptly, as when one has a chest cold or congestion
ptyalise, ptyalize, spew, spit, spue
expel or eject (saliva or phlegm or sputum) from the mouth
spit out, splutter, sputter
spit up in an explosive manner
blow
free of obstruction by blowing air through
ejaculate
eject semen
abort
terminate a pregnancy by undergoing an abortion
miscarry
suffer a miscarriage
ovulate
produce and discharge eggs
egest, eliminate, excrete, pass
eliminate from the body
perspire, sudate, sweat
excrete perspiration through the pores in the skin
exudate, exude, ooze, ooze out, transude
release (a liquid) in drops or small quantities
make, make water, micturate, pass water, pee, pee-pee, piddle, piss, puddle, relieve oneself, spend a penny, take a leak, urinate, wee, wee-wee
eliminate urine
urinate
pass after the manner of urine
empty, evacuate, void
excrete or discharge from the body
ca-ca, crap, defecate, make, shit, stool, take a crap, take a shit
have a bowel movement
barf, be sick, cast, cat, chuck, disgorge, honk, puke, purge, regorge, regurgitate, retch, sick, spew, spue, throw up, upchuck, vomit, vomit up
eject the contents of the stomach through the mouth
bleed, hemorrhage, shed blood
lose blood from one's body
flow, menstruate
undergo menstruation
eruct, spew, spew out
eject or send out in large quantities, also metaphorical
fester, maturate, suppurate
ripen and generate pus
breathe, emit, pass off
expel (gases or odors)
belch, bubble, burp, eruct
expel gas from the stomach
force out
emit or cause to move with force of effort
emanate, exhale, give forth
give out (breath or an odor)
radiate
send out real or metaphoric rays
bubble
form, produce, or emit bubbles

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