expelled

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From the verb expel: (⇒ conjugate)
expelled is: ⓘClick the infinitive to see all available inflections: v past; v past p

ex•pel /ɪkˈspɛl/USA pronunciation v. [~ + object], -pelled, -pel•ling.

to drive or force out or away;
eject:The army expelled the rebels from the region.

See -pel-.

ex•pel (ik spel′),USA pronunciation v.t., -pelled, -pel•ling.

to drive or force out or away;
discharge or eject:to expel air from the lungs; to expel an invader from a country.
to cut off from membership or relations:to expel a student from a college.

Latin expellere to drive out, drive away, equivalent. to ex- ex-¹ + pellere to push, drive
Middle English expellen 1350–1400

ex•pel′la•ble, adj.

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expel /ɪkˈspɛl/ vb ( -pels, -pelling, -pelled) (transitive)

to eject or drive out with force
to deprive of participation in or membership of a school, club, etc

Etymology: 14th Century: from Latin expellere to drive out, from pellere to thrust, driveexˈpellable adj expellee /ˌɛkspɛˈliː/ n exˈpeller n

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