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expulse

verb
ex·​pulse | \ ik-ˈspÉ™ls How to pronounce expulse (audio) \
expulsed; expulsing

Definition of expulse

transitive verb

: expel

Examples of expulse in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

 To expulse the Russian team from the Pyeongchang Games? — Rebecca R. Ruiz, New York Times, "Russian Hackers Release Stolen Emails in New Effort to Undermine Doping Investigators," 10 Jan. 2018

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First Known Use of expulse

15th century, in the meaning defined above

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