"expelled" in the verb sense

1. expel, throw out, kick out

force to leave or move out

"He was expelled from his native country"

2. oust, throw out, drum out, boot out, kick out, expel

remove from a position or office

"The chairman was ousted after he misappropriated funds"

3. rout, rout out, expel

cause to flee

"rout out the fighters from their caves"

4. exhaust, discharge, expel, eject, release

eliminate (a substance

"combustion products are exhausted in the engine"

"the plant releases a gas"

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