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Pronunciation : Ex*pel", v. t. [imp. & p. p. Expelled
Part of Speech : p.
Etymology : [L. expellere, expulsum; ex out + pellere to drive: cf.F. expeller. See Pulse a beat.]
Definition : 1. To drive or force out from that within which anything is contained, inclosed, or situated; to eject; as to expel air from a bellows. Did not ye . . . expel me out of my father's house Judg. Xi. 7.

2. To drive away from one's country; to banish. Forewasted all their land, and them expelled. Spenser. . He shell expel them from before you . . . and ye shell possess their land. Josh. xxiii. 5.

3. To cut off from further connection with an institution of learning, a society, and the like; as, to expel a student or member.

4. To keep out, off, or away; to exclude. "To expel the winter's flaw." Shak.

5. To discharge; to shoot. [Obs.] Then he another and another [shaft] did expel. Spenser. .

Syn. -- To banish; exile; eject; drive out. See Banish.

pr. & vb. n.. Expelling.]
Source : Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913