expel
To remove from membership.
Example
“He was expelled from school multiple times for disruptive behaviour.”
Other meanings
To fire (a bullet, arrow etc.).
Synonyms
- turf out
- throw out
- drum out
- boot out
- kick out
Related words
- unexpelled
- expellable
- expellee
- expeller
- reexpel
Word history
From Latin "expellere".
Where this comes from
This definition is adapted from “expel” on Wiktionary, by its contributors; related-word lists use Open English WordNet (CC BY 4.0, based on Princeton WordNet), published under CC BY-SA 4.0. This page is published under the same licence.