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Expel: Definition, Usage & Common Mistakes (2 meaning)

Meaning 1：formally remove (expel)

expel 🔊

/ɪkˈspel/

vt.

to officially make someone leave a place or group because they broke important rules.

Illustration of a student being expelled from school, showing formal removal.

formally remove 🔊

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/ˈfɔːrməli rɪˈmuːv/

vt.

To officially force someone to leave an institution or organization due to serious rule violations.

📁 Category：School Education 🔖 Level：intermediate

📘 Details & Usage

📖 Root Explanation

From Latin 'ex-' (out) + 'pellere' (to drive), meaning 'to drive out'.

💡 Mnemonic

Think 'EXpel' as 'EXit + comPEL' – compelling someone to exit.

📖 Example

The student was caught cheating three times and the school decided to expel him. 🔊 The school expelled the student after he was caught cheating three times.

🔗 Collocations

expel a student – to officially remove a student from school

expel from an organization – to force someone out of a group

expel for misconduct – to remove due to improper behavior

🔄 Synonyms

eject (vt.) – to force or throw out

dismiss (vt.) – to send away from a position or group

oust (vt.) – to remove from a position of power

🚫 Antonyms

admit (vt.) – to allow entry or acceptance

welcome (vt.) – to greet or accept warmly

🌱 Derivatives

expulsion (n.) – the act of expelling

expellable (adj.) – capable of being expelled

📖 Cultural Story

Derived from Latin 'expellere' (to drive out), used in English since the 14th century for formal ejection or removal.

Meaning 2：eject bodily (expel)

expel 🔊

/ɪkˈspel/

vt.

to push air or something unwanted out from inside your body.

Diagram showing a person expelling air while coughing, depicting bodily ejection.

eject bodily 🔊

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/ɪˈdʒɛkt ˈbɒdɪli/

vt.

To force air or unwanted substances out from within the body.

📁 Category：Physical & Mental Health 🔖 Level：intermediate

📘 Details & Usage

📖 Example

When you cough, your body tries to expel dust or germs from your lungs. 🔊 Coughing is the body's way of ejecting dust or germs from the lungs.

🔗 Collocations

expel air – to push air out from lungs

expel toxins – to remove harmful substances from body

expel waste – to discharge bodily waste

🔄 Synonyms

emit (vt.) – to send out gas, heat, etc.

discharge (vt.) – to release or let out

excrete (vt.) – to eliminate waste from body

🚫 Antonyms

inhale (vt.) – to breathe in

absorb (vt.) – to take in or soak up

🌱 Derivatives

expulsion (n.) – the act of expelling

expeller (n.) – one who or that which expels