Both Uses of
expel
in
Common Sense, by Thomas Paine
- There are thousands, and tens of thousands, who would think it glorious to expel from the continent that barbarous and hellish power, which hath stirred up the Indians and Negroes to destroy us; the cruelty hath a double guilt, it is dealing brutally by us, and treacherously by them.†
Chpt 3.expel = force out
- Asia, and Africa, have long expelled her—Europe regards her like a stranger, and England hath given her warning to depart.†
Chpt 3. *expelled = forced out
Definition:
force out
especially in 2 primary senses:
- kicking someone out of an organization -- such as a school or country
- squeezing something to eliminate a liquid or gas