expel

/ik-ˈspel/

Middle English expellen, from Latin expellere, from ex- + pellere to drive

verb

  1. to force out : eject

  2. to force to leave (a place, an organization, etc.) by official action : take away rights or privileges of membership

expelled the smoke from her lungs

eject expel oust evict mean to drive or force out. eject carries an especially strong implication of throwing or thrusting out from within as a physical action. expel stresses a thrusting out or driving away especially permanently which need not be physical.