exile
English
Etymology
From Middle English exil, borrowed from Old French essil, exil, from Latin exsilium, exilium (“state of exile”), derived from exsul, exul (“exiled person”).
Pronunciation
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- Hyphenation: ex‧ile
Noun
exile (countable and uncountable, plural exiles)
- (uncountable) The state of being banished from one's home or country.
- He lived in exile.
- They chose exile rather than assimilation.
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- Let them be recalled from their exile.
- (countable) Someone who is banished from their home or country.
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- Thou art an exile, and thou must not stay.
- She lived as an exile.
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Synonyms
- (the state): banishment
- (the person): expatriate, expat
Derived terms
Translations
the state of being banished from one's home or country
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someone who is banished from one's home or country
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Verb
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- (transitive) To send into exile.
Synonyms
Translations
to send into exile
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Anagrams
French
Verb
exile
- first-person singular present indicative of exiler
- third-person singular present indicative of exiler
- first-person singular present subjunctive of exiler
- third-person singular present subjunctive of exiler
- second-person singular imperative of exiler
Latin
Adjective
(deprecated template usage) exīle
- nominative neuter singular of exīlis
- accusative neuter singular of exīlis
- vocative neuter singular of exīlis
Portuguese
Verb
exile
Spanish
Verb
exile
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