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exile > 4 senses
NOUN1exile, expatriateVoluntarily absent from home or country
2exile, deporteeExpelled from home or country by authority
3exile, deportation, expatriation, transportationThe act of expelling a person from their native land
VERB1exile, expatriate, deportExpel from a country
exile > pronunciation
Soundseh'gzay.l; eh'ksay.l
Rhymesaisle, argyle, argyll, and 58 more rhymes in ayl...
exile > noun 1, person
MeaningVoluntarily absent from home or country.
Synonymsexpatriate
Broaderabsentee
Narrowerrefugee; remittance man
exile > noun 2, person
MeaningExpelled from home or country by authority.
Synonymsdeportee
Broaderforeigner, alien, noncitizen, outlander
Adjectivesexilic
Verbsexile
exile > noun 3, act
MeaningThe act of expelling a person from their native land.
Examples"men in exile dream of hope"
Synonymsdeportation, expatriation, transportation
Broaderbanishment, proscription
InstancesBabylonian Captivity
Adjectivesexilic
Verbsexile
exile > verb, social
MeaningExpel from a country.
PatternSomebody ----s somebody
Examples"The poet was exiled because he signed a letter protesting the government's actions"
Synonymsexpatriate, deport
Contraryrepatriate
Broaderexpel, throw out, kick out
Nounsexile; exile

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