Hyphenation of expel

Wondering how to hyphenate the English word expel? This word can be hyphenated and contains 2 syllables as shown below.

ex-pel

Definitions of expel:

1.	Force to leave or move out He was expelled from his native country
2.	Remove from a position or office The chairman was ousted after he misappropriated funds
3.	Cause to flee Rout out the fighters from their caves
4.	Eliminate (a substance) Combustion products are exhausted in the engine The plant releases a gas

Synonyms of expel:

verb	throw out, kick out, move, displace
verb	eject, chuck out, exclude, throw out, kick out, turf out, boot out, turn out, move, displace
verb	oust, throw out, drum out, boot out, kick out, remove
verb	rout, rout out, get the better of, overcome, defeat
verb	discharge, eject, release

Last hyphenations of this language

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Hyphenator

The hyphen is a punctuation mark used to join words and to separate syllables of a single word. The use of hyphens is called hyphenation. The hyphen should not be confused with dashes, which are longer and have different uses, or with the minus sign, which is also longer in some contexts. Some words can be hyphenated in different places and you can use this website to find out where. Also reffered to as syllable counter and divider.