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exile

/ˈɛɡˌzaɪl/noun, verb2 syllables

Exile means: the act of expelling a person from their native land.

Synonyms for exile11

noun, as in the act of expelling a person from their native land

deportation, expatriation, transportation

noun, as in a person who is voluntarily absent from home or country

expatriate, expat

noun, as in a person who is expelled from home or country by authority

deportee

verb, as in expel from a country

expatriate, deport

also used for exile

banishment, émigré, banish, forban

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What does exile mean?4

noun

1

the act of expelling a person from their native land“men in exile dream of hope”

2

a person who is voluntarily absent from home or country“American expatriates”

3

a person who is expelled from home or country by authority

verb

1

expel from a country“The poet was exiled because he signed a letter protesting the government's actions”

Definitions from the Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Exile in a sentence

  • No one shall be subjected to arbitrary arrest, detention or exile.jakov
  • When the war ended, he had to go into exile.Ergulis
  • If they don't kill you, they will exile you.samir_t
  • If it were up to me, you would all be exiled.mailohilohi
  • A large number of them have been forced into exile or have passed away.Aghanim
  • I am afraid of being forced into exile.Aghanim
  • Won't exile be better for you than the hate of the citizens?spockofvulcan
  • He became an exile in his own country.agrakal

Sentences from Tatoeba, CC BY 2.0 FR, credited to their authors.

Forms of exile

as a noun

plural
exiles

as a verb

past tense
exiled
present participle
exiling
third-person singular
exiles
past participle
exiled