expel

/ɪkspˈɛl/ · 2 syllables

Meaning

verb

1. force to leave or move out
   “He was expelled from his native country”
2. remove from a position or office
   “The chairman was ousted after he misappropriated funds”
3. cause to flee
   “rout out the fighters from their caves”
4. eliminate (a substance)
   “combustion products are exhausted in the engine”

Synonyms for expel

• throw out
• kick out
• oust
• drum out
• boot out
• rout
• rout out
• exhaust
• discharge
• eject
• release

Words that rhyme with expel

• well
• shell
• bell
• swell
• smell
• spell
• sell
• tell
• parallel
• cell
• fell
• l
• dwell
• gel
• hell
• repel
• yell
• bluebell
• bombshell
• foretell
• knell
• pastel
• retell
• carousel
• carrousel
• clamshell
• compel
• dispel
• dumbbell
• el