expulsar

/e(ɡ)spulˈsaɾ/ · B1 · verb

to expel

👢🚪 ex- (out) + pulsar (to push): to push someone out the door

From Latin expulsare, made of ex- (out) and pulsare (to push or beat). Pulse and impulse share the same root. English expel and expulsion come from it too, so expulsar is a near-twin of expel.

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