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EnglishMerriam-Webster Dictionary

country or home

the state or a period of voluntary absence from one's country or home

a person who is in exile

verb

exiled; exiling

Definition (Entry 2 of 2)

transitive verb
to banish or expel from one's own country or home

Other Words

Noun

exilic eg-ˈzi-lik adjective

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms: Noun

banishment deportation displacement expatriation expulsion relegation

Synonyms: Verb

banish deport displace expatriate relegate transport

Examples

Noun

//They hoped that his exile would be temporary.
//Many chose to live as exiles rather than face persecution.

Verb

//with their conquest of the Moors complete, Ferdinand and Isabella next exiled the Jews from Spain

First Known Use

Noun

14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a

Verb

14th century, in the meaning defined above

History and Etymology

Noun

Middle English exil, from Anglo-French essil, exil, from Latin exilium, from exul, exsul an exile

exile

verb

Synonyms & Antonyms (Entry 1 of 2)

to force to leave a country //with their conquest of the Moors complete, Ferdinand and Isabella next exiled the Jews from Spain
Synonyms

banish deport displace expatriate relegate transport
Related Words

cast out dismiss eject eliminate evict exclude expel expulse kick out oust run out throw out
excommunicate ostracize reject repudiate spurn
dispossess
Near Antonyms

naturalize repatriate
accept admit receive take in
entertain harbor house shelter

noun

Synonyms & Antonyms (Entry 2 of 2)

the forced removal from a homeland //the exile of French settlers from Nova Scotia resulted in the birth of the Cajun community in the U.S.
Synonyms

banishment deportation displacement expatriation expulsion relegation
Related Words

ostracism
extradition
diasporacountry or home
the state or a period of voluntary absence from one's country or home
a person who is in exile

verb

exiled; exiling

Definition (Entry 2 of 2)

transitive verb
to banish or expel from one's own country or home

Other Words

Noun

exilic eg-ˈzi-lik adjective

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms: Noun

banishment deportation displacement expatriation expulsion relegation

Synonyms: Verb

banish deport displace expatriate relegate transport

Examples

Noun

//They hoped that his exile would be temporary.
//Many chose to live as exiles rather than face persecution.

Verb

//with their conquest of the Moors complete, Ferdinand and Isabella next exiled the Jews from Spain

First Known Use

Noun

14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a

Verb

14th century, in the meaning defined above

History and Etymology

Noun

Middle English exil, from Anglo-French essil, exil, from Latin exilium, from exul, exsul an exile

exile

verb

Synonyms & Antonyms (Entry 1 of 2)

to force to leave a country //with their conquest of the Moors complete, Ferdinand and Isabella next exiled the Jews from Spain
Synonyms

banish deport displace expatriate relegate transport
Related Words

cast out dismiss eject eliminate evict exclude expel expulse kick out oust run out throw out
excommunicate ostracize reject repudiate spurn
dispossess
Near Antonyms

naturalize repatriate
accept admit receive take in
entertain harbor house shelter

noun

Synonyms & Antonyms (Entry 2 of 2)

the forced removal from a homeland //the exile of French settlers from Nova Scotia resulted in the birth of the Cajun community in the U.S.
Synonyms

banishment deportation displacement expatriation expulsion relegation
Related Words

ostracism
extradition
diaspora