expel·lir

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Etymology

Borrowed from Latin expellere, with normal change of conjugation to -ir. Compare the inherited doublet espellir.

Pronunciation

Verb

expel·lir (first-person singular present expel·leixo, first-person singular preterite expel·lí, past participle expel·lit)

  1. (transitive) to exhale, breathe out
    Synonym: expulsar

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