EXPEL
What does "EXPEL" mean?
To force someone or something out of a place or organisation.
Meanings
- To officially remove a person from a school, group, or country. He was expelled from school for cheating.
- To drive or push something out by force. The lungs expel air with each breath.
Did you know?
- Expel belongs to a whole family from Latin 'pellere' (to push): propel, repel, compel, dispel and impel are all literally different directions to drive something.
Word origin
From Latin 'expellere' meaning 'to drive out', from 'ex-' (out) plus 'pellere' (to drive, push), the same root behind 'propel', 'repel', and 'compel'.
Remember it
EX-PEL: think of a ringing bell - PEL/bell - that drives you EX (out) the door.
A little poem
The body knows one mercy by heart:
it keeps the breath, then lets it depart.
couplet
What it teaches
Every breath is a small expulsion; holding on too tightly is just a slow way to suffocate.
Quick facts
What does EXPEL mean?
To force someone or something out of a place or organisation.
Is EXPEL a valid word?
Yes — EXPEL is one of the answer words in Wordul, the daily word game.
How many letters is EXPEL?
EXPEL has 5 letters and 2 syllables.
Where does EXPEL come from?
From Latin 'expellere' meaning 'to drive out', from 'ex-' (out) plus 'pellere' (to drive, push), the same root behind 'propel', 'repel', and 'compel'.
What can EXPEL teach us?
Every breath is a small expulsion; holding on too tightly is just a slow way to suffocate.
How players do
Be the first to solve it.