expel

Reading level: hard

Estimated CEFR level: C1 — Advanced

Estimated from word frequency; not an official CEFR classification.

Definition

  1. verb force to leave or move out
  2. verb remove from a position or office
  3. verb cause to flee

Etymology

Late Middle English: from Latin expellere, from ex- (“out”) + pellere (“to drive”).

In classic literature

Synonyms

throw out, kick out

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