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expel
verb
Eliminate (a substance)
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ɪkˈspɛl
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verb
Eliminate (a substance)
“Combustion products are exhausted in the engine”
verb
Cause to flee
“Rout out the fighters from their caves”
verb
Remove from a position or office
“The chairman was ousted after he misappropriated funds”
verb
Force to leave or move out
“He was expelled from his native country”
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Combustion products are exhausted in the engine
The plant releases a gas
Rout out the fighters from their caves
The chairman was ousted after he misappropriated funds
He was expelled from his native country
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