expulsar — meaning in English
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English meaning
- abandon verb To leave someone or something behind for good, especially when you have a duty to stay.
- banish verb To officially force someone to leave a place, usually as punishment, and forbid their return.
- eject verb To force someone to leave a place.
- expel verb To force someone out of a place, group, or organization, often as punishment.
- oust verb To force someone out of a position of power or place, often against their will.
Senses
expulsar is used for these senses in English:
- abandon (transitive, obsolete) To cast out; to banish; to expel; to reject. [Attested from the mid 16th century until the mid 17th century.]
- banish (transitive) To send (someone) away and forbid them from returning.
- eject (transitive) To compel (a person or persons) to leave.
- expel (transitive) To remove from membership.
- expel (transitive) To deport.
- oust (transitive) To expel; to remove.
- send off (sports) To show someone a red card, and dismiss them from the playing area.
abandon — full definition
- verb To leave someone or something behind for good, especially when you have a duty to stay.
- verb To give up an activity, plan, or belief completely.
- noun Total freedom from restraint or inhibition, especially in the phrase "with abandon".
banish — full definition
- verb To officially force someone to leave a place, usually as punishment, and forbid their return.
- verb To drive an unwanted thought or feeling from one's mind.
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