expeller

Variant of expel

expel definition

ex·pel (ek spel′, ik-)

transitive verb expelled -·pelled′, expelling -·pel′·ling

  1. to drive out by force; force out; eject
  2. to dismiss or send away by authority; deprive of rights, membership, etc.

Etymology: ME expellen < L expellere < ex-, out + pellere, to thrust: see pulse

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