exile

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[edit] English

[edit] Etymology

Middle English exil, from Old French essil, exil, from Latin exsilium, exilium "state of exile", derived from exsul, exul "exiled person".

[edit] Pronunciation

  • (US) IPA: /ˈɛɡˌzaɪl/, /ˈɛkˌsaɪl/, SAMPA: /"Eg%zaIl/, /"Ek%saIl/
    • Hyphenation: ex‧ile

[edit] Noun

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Singular
exile

Plural
exiles

exile (plural exiles)

  1. The state of being banished from one's home or country.
    he lived in exile.
    they chose exile rather than assimilation.
  2. Someone who is banished from one's home or country.
    he lived as an exile.

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[edit] Translations

the state of being banished from one's home or country
someone who is banished from one's home or country
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[edit] Verb

Infinitive
to exile

Third person singular
exiles

Simple past
exiled

Past participle
exiled

Present participle
exiling

to exile (third-person singular simple present exiles, present participle exiling, simple past and past participle exiled)

  1. To send into exile.

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[edit] Translations

to send into exile

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[edit] French

[edit] Verb

exile

  1. first-person singular present indicative of exiler.
  2. third-person singular present indicative of exiler.
  3. first-person singular present subjunctive of exiler.
  4. first-person singular present subjunctive of exiler.
  5. second-person singular imperative of exiler.
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