expel
v.v. to officially force someone to leave a school, organization, or country because they did something wrong. It can also mean to push air, liquid, or gas out of your body.
v. to officially force a person to leave an institution or country; to force out or eject a substance from a body or container. Transitive — requires a direct object.
The school decided to expel the student for cheating.
The government may expel foreign diplomats if they are found to be engaging in illegal activities.
The engine is designed to expel exhaust gases through a specialized filtration system to minimize the release of harmful pollutants into the atmosphere.
Late Middle English: from Latin expellere, from ex- (“out”) + pellere (“to drive”).
The verb is transitive and takes a direct object. When referring to people, it often takes the preposition 'from'.
He was expelled of the schoolHe was expelled from the schoolThe verb 'expel' takes the preposition 'from' when indicating the place or group someone is forced to leave.