expel
/ɪkˈspɛl/
US pronunciation
American sound/ɪkˈspɛl/
ɪkˈspɛl
- Syllables
- 2 syllables
- Stress
- 2nd syllable stress
- Vowel
- Short i vowel
- Ending
- Clear final sound
ɪk - ˈspɛl -> expel
Myanmar meaning
(vt) တိုက်ထုတ်သည်။နှင်ထုတ်သည်။ပြစ်ဒဏ်ခတ်သည့်အနေဖြင့်ထုတ်ပယ်သည်။
Full entry
expel /Çk'spel/ v (-ll- ) ~ sb (from sth)
၁။ နှင်ထုတ်သည်။ ထုတ်ပစ်သည်။ Two members of the embassy staff were expelled from the country. ❍ Following reports of drug-taking at the school, several senior boys have been expelled.
၂။ မှုတ်ထုတ်သည်။ expel air from the lungs ❍ a fan in the kitchen for expelling cooking smells. See also EXPULSION
More examples
- They have no legal power to expel a party member.
- [expel someone from something] : The police were sent to expel the demonstrators from public buildings.
- [expel someone for something] : He was expelled for threatening a teacher with a knife.
- The authorities are threatening to expel all foreign diplomats.
- [expel someone from something] : Journalists who reported on the demonstration were expelled from the country.
Synonyms
drive out, force out, eject, oust, banish, push out, exorcise, ban, bar, belch, blackball, blow out, bust, cast out, chase, deport, discharge, disgorge, dislodge, dismiss, displace, dispossess, drum out, ejaculate, eliminate, eruct, erupt, evacuate, evict, exclude, exhaust, exile, expatriate, expulse, exudate, exude, fire, flush out, get rid of, give the boot, give the hook, give walking papers, irrupt, kick out, pass, proscribe, remove, sack, send packing, show the door, spew, suspend, throw out, throw out on ear, turn out, vomit
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