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Revision as of 01:25, 1 August 2009
Pronunciation
[eg-zahyl, ek-sahyl], verb, -iled, -il⋅ing.
Noun
1. expulsion from one's native land by authoritative decree.
2. the fact or state of such expulsion: "to live in exile".
3. a person banished from his or her native land.
4. prolonged separation from one's country or home, as by force of circumstances: wartime exile.
5. anyone separated from his or her country or home voluntarily or by force of circumstances.
6. the Exile, the Babylonian captivity of the Jews, 597–538 b.c. –verb (used with object)
7. to expel or banish (a person) from his or her country; expatriate.
8. to separate from country, home, etc.: Disagreements exiled him from his family.
Origin
1250–1300; ME exil banishment < L ex(s)ilium, equiv. to exsul banished person + -ium -ium
Related forms
ex⋅il⋅a⋅ble, adjective ex⋅il⋅er, noun
Synonyms
evict, drive out, cast out, eject, deport
