Expel vs Dispossess - What's the difference?
expel | dispossess |
To eject or erupt.
(obsolete) To fire (a bullet, arrow etc.).
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To remove from membership.
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To deport.
To deprive someone of the possession of land, especially by evicting them.
(sports) To take possession of the ball/puck etc. (from someone).
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As verbs the difference between expel and dispossess
is that expel is to eject or erupt while dispossess is to deprive someone of the possession of land, especially by evicting them.expel
English
Verb
- But to the ground the idle quarrell fell: / Then he another and another did expell .
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Synonyms
* (l), (l), (l), (l), turf outAntonyms
* impeldispossess
English
Verb
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