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espellere — meaning in English

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English meaning

  • ban verb To officially forbid something.
  • excrete verb To discharge material (including waste products) from a cell, body or system.
  • expel verb To force someone out of a place, group, or organization, often as punishment.
  • jettison verb To throw cargo or equipment overboard or overboard-equivalent, usually to lighten a vessel or aircraft in an emergency.
  • oust verb To force someone out of a position of power or place, often against their will.

Senses

espellere is used for these senses in English:

  • ban (transitive) To prohibit; to interdict; to proscribe; to forbid or block from participation.
  • excrete (biology, ambitransitive) To discharge material (including waste products) from a cell, body or system.
  • jettison (figurative) To let go or get rid of as being useless or defective.
  • oust (transitive) To expel; to remove.
  • red-card (transitive, sports) To show (a player) a red card, and dismiss them from the playing area; to send off.
  • send off (sports) To show someone a red card, and dismiss them from the playing area.
  • send someone packing (idiomatic, informal) To expel, eject, or dismiss someone; to send away, chase off, or force out; (from a job or employment position) to fire.
  • turn out (transitive, idiomatic) To refuse service or shelter; to eject or evict.

ban — full definition

  1. verb To officially forbid something.
  2. noun An official prohibition.

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