Word a Day
expel
What does expel mean?
expel (verb): force to leave or move out.
Definition: Princeton WordNet 3.1.
How do you use expel in a sentence?
- He was expelled from his native country. (Princeton WordNet 3.1)
How do you pronounce expel?
/ɪkˈspɛl/ (IPA, American English). The app reads every word aloud.
Where does expel come from?
Late Middle English: from Latin expellere, from ex- (“out”) + pellere (“to drive”).
Etymology: Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.
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What does “expel” mean?
force to leave or move out
Right! That's what “expel” means.
to omit from consideration
Not quite: that's what exclude means.
sit or recline comfortably
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be obliged to pay or repay
Not quite: that's what owe means.
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