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Definition of: expel
(ik·spel′) v.t. ·pelled, ·pel·ling
1. To drive out by force or authority; force out.
2. To dismiss, as a pupil from a school; eject. See synonyms under BANISH, EXTERMINATE. [<L expellere <ex- out + pellere drive, thrust]
—ex·pel′la·ble adjective
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