"expels" 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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