expel C2 Topic:Verbs of Movement US /ɪkˈspɛl/ See IPA manual Freq #14192 Meanings 1 verb force to leave or move out They were expelled from their native country. Thesaurus Synonyms 1 verb · force to leave or move out kick outthrow out More fordrivebanishdeportejectdisgorgedispelpurgeroust ↔ Opposites impelimbibeingest Word family Forms expelledexpellingexpels Derived forms expellableexpelleeexpellerreexpelunexpelled Related forms expulsiondispelimpel Etymology Late Middle English: from Latin expellere, from ex- (“out”) + pellere (“to drive”). *pel- (beat) Proto-Indo-European expellere Latin View etymology graph -> Topics Verbs of Movement External links Cambridge Dictionary Wiktionary Google Images # expel **Type:** Word **Level:** C2 **Part of speech:** verb **IPA (US):** /ɪkˈspɛl/ **Frequency rank:** 14192 ## Meanings 1. force to leave or move out ## Examples - They were expelled from their native country. ## Synonyms - fordrive - kick out - throw out - banish - deport - eject - disgorge - dispel - purge - roust ## Antonyms - impel - imbibe - ingest ## Derived Forms - expellable - expellee - expeller - reexpel - unexpelled ## Related Forms - expulsion - dispel - impel ## Roots and Affixes - Root: *pel- (beat) - Root: expellere ## Etymology Late Middle English: from Latin expellere, from ex- (“out”) + pellere (“to drive”). ## Topics - Verbs of Movement markdown