EXPULSE

Etymology

Verb

expulse (third-person singular simple present expulses, present participle expulsing, simple past and past participle expulsed)

To expel.

Source: Wiktionary


Ex*pulse", v. t. Etym: [F. expulser or L. expulsare, intens. fr. expellere. See Expel.]

Definition: To drive out; to expel. [Obs.] If charity be thus excluded and expulsed. Milton.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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22 February 2025

ANALYSIS

(noun) the use of closed-class words instead of inflections: e.g., ‘the father of the bride’ instead of ‘the bride’s father’


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