Definition, Meaning & Synonyms
expel
verb
/ɪkˈspɛl/
Definition
To force someone to leave a place or to remove something from a situation.
Examples
- The school decided to expel the student for violating the code of conduct.
- After the inspection, the toxins were expelled from the factory’s waste system.
- He was expelled from the club for his disruptive behavior.
Meaning
Expel means to push out, often used in the context of a group or institution ejecting a member or an object being removed from a system.
Synonyms
- remove
- oust
- dismiss
- eject
- banish
