expel
/ɪkˈspɛl/ verb C1- To eject.
- To remove from membership. · He was expelled from school multiple times for disruptive behaviour.
- To deport.
He/she/it expels · Past expelled · Past participle expelled · -ing form expelling
Verb forms
- Base form
- expel
- He/she/it
- expels
- Past
- expelled
- Past participle
- expelled
- -ing form
- expelling
An irregular verb: learn its past and past participle by heart.
From the library
They too, not recognizing him on account of his color, expelled him from living with them.
Bertuccio,” said the count, “I am very glad to tell you, that while you gesticulate, you wring your hands and roll your eyes like a man possessed by a devil who will not leave him; and I have always observed, that the devil most obstinate to be expelled is a secret.
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