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expel
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expel in WordNet English dictionary
verb
remove from a position or office
"The chairman was ousted after he misappropriated funds"
oust
throw out
drum out
boot out
kick out
expel
eliminate (a substance)
"combustion products are exhausted in the engine"; "the plant releases a gas"
exhaust
discharge
expel
eject
release
cause to flee
"rout out the fighters from their caves"
rout
rout out
expel
force to leave or move out
"He was expelled from his native country"
expel
throw out
kick out
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