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Home/USA Today Rootonym/To eject or force out; to drive away: to deport; to cut off from membership (verb)

To eject or force out; to drive away: to deport; to cut off from membership (verb)

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Looking for the answer to the USA Today Rootonym clue “To eject or force out; to drive away: to deport; to cut off from membership (verb)”? The solution is EXPEL, a 5-letter word built on the root PEL (“drive, urge”). It appeared in the September 19, 2026 (Saturday) USA Today Rootonym. See the full puzzle for that day's other words.

Answer
EXPEL
**PELPELmeans “drive, urge”
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In a sentence

Doesn't Old Faithful in Yellowstone National Park EXPEL a spray of water at regular intervals?

About this clue

The Rootonym clue “To eject or force out; to drive away: to deport; to cut off from membership (verb)” has the answer EXPEL (5 letters), built on the root PEL, which means “drive, urge”. Browse the full September 19, 2026 Rootonym puzzle for the other three words, or see all Rootonym answers.

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