Antonyms for expel

Grammar : Verb

Spell : ik-spel

Phonetic Transcription : ɪkˈspɛl

Definition of expel

Origin : late 14c., from Latin expellere "drive out," from ex- "out" (see ex-) + pellere "to drive" (see pulse (n.1)). Meaning "to eject from a school" is first recorded 1640s. Related: Expelled; expelling.

verb discharge
verb throw out, banish

Example sentences :

It was imagined that it was necessary to expel it by means of heat or steam.
Extract from : « Scientific American Supplement, No. 447, July 26, 1884 » by Various

They agreed to expel the followers of Umra Khan from the valley.
Extract from : « The Story of the Malakand Field Force » by Sir Winston S. Churchill

Plato does not seriously intend to expel poets from life and society.
Extract from : « The Republic » by Plato

The 'beyond' is always coming back upon us however often we expel it.
Extract from : « Sophist » by Plato

He also sent orders to Kaumualii to expel Dr. Scheffer, which was done.
Extract from : « The Hawaiian Islands » by The Department of Foreign Affairs

Expel the breath suddenly, dropping back to the original position.
Extract from : « The Ontario High School Reader » by A.E. Marty

Don't listen to him, but expel him like the scoundrel he is.
Extract from : « The Minister of Evil » by William Le Queux

Almost without exception they had united, in 1523, to expel the French from Italy.
Extract from : « Henry VIII. » by A. F. Pollard

Determined movements to expel the Grdznth faltered, trembled with indecision.
Extract from : « PRoblem » by Alan Edward Nourse

And yet he could not rise in indignation and expel the visitor from his house.
Extract from : « Cousin Henry » by Anthony Trollope

Synonyms for expel

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