Correct Answer: absorb

Solution : The correct choice is the second option.

Explanation: The word expel means to force someone to leave a place, especially a school or organisation. The opposite of this action, in the context of removal or dismissal, would be to absorb . When you expel someone, you are removing or dismissing them, and when you absorb, you are taking someone or something in.

The meanings of the other options are as follows:

• Leave : This term refers to departing or going away from a place.
• Erupt : This term refers to bursting out or exploding.
• Remove : This term refers to taking away or eliminating.