expels

Drives out forcibly

Expels is the third-person singular of expel, meaning to force out or drive away.

A school expels a student for serious misconduct, permanently removing them.

The body expels foreign substances through coughing or sneezing.

A country expels diplomats by ordering them to leave.

The lungs expand and contract as air enters and expels.

political

deports

Legally expels foreigners

removes · evicts · extradites · purges · dissidents · refugees · asylum · citizenship · revokes · diplomat

physical

ejects

Forces to leave

discharges · shoots · drives · thrusts · blasts · spews · squirts · releases · emits · projects

organizational

dismisses

Terminates or rejects

fires · discharges · excommunicates · blackballs · membership · club · union · party · congregation · fraternity

bodily

coughs

Expulsive throat sounds

spits · excretes · eliminates · discharges · mucus · phlegm · breath · toxins · waste · lungs

disciplinary

suspension

Temporary halt or exclusion

banishment · misconduct · violation · dean · tribunal · hearing · rustication · probation · student · school

Categories
Opposites
inclusion/exclusion from a group or space

expelsadmits

Allows entrance or confesses

welcomes · accepts · enrolls · inducts · readmits

physical ejection/retention

expelsinhales

Draws air inward

absorbs · ingests · retains · sucks in · takes in

retention/release

expelsretains

Continues to possess

holds · keeps · contains · stores · harbors

Phrases
Family

expel, expelled, expelling, expeller, expellers

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Known to kids · Used worldwide · Timeless · Negative · Everyday, not technical · Rated G