Italian edit

Etymology edit

From Latin expellō.

Pronunciation edit

  • IPA(key): /eˈspɛl.le.re/
  • Rhymes: -ɛllere
  • Hyphenation: e‧spèl‧le‧re

Verb edit

espèllere (first-person singular present espèllo, first-person singular past historic espùlsi, past participle espùlso, auxiliary avére) [+ da (object)] (transitive)

  1. to expel (all senses)
  2. to deport
  3. (sports) to send off
    Synonyms: rimuovere, rimpiazzare
  4. to discharge (gas)
  5. to eject (a cartridge)
  6. (medicine) to emit, to expel (phlegm, humors, fecal matter, etc.)

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