Expulsed

/ɪkˈspʌlst/ verb

Definition

Drove out, ejected, or forcibly removed someone or something from a place.

Etymology

Past tense of 'expulse', following regular English verb conjugation patterns from the Latin root 'expellere'.

Kelly Says

The existence of both 'expulsed' and 'expelled' in English historical texts shows how competing forms can persist side-by-side for centuries—modern spell-checkers flag 'expulsed' as incorrect, but it was perfectly standard in 17th and 18th century writing.

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