Etymology

expel

ex·pel
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Today it means: To eject. Full definition →

Latin expellere
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  1. Latin · derived fromexpellere
  2. English todayexpel

Late Middle English: from Latin expellere, from ex- (“out”) + pellere (“to drive”).

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