exile B2 Topic:People & Society US /ɪɡˈzaɪl/ UK /ˈɛɡˌzaɪl/ See IPA manual Freq #7813 Meanings 1 noun The state of being forced to live away from your home or country. The writer spent twenty years in exile abroad. 2 noun A person who has been forced to leave their home or country. Many exiles dream of one day returning home. 3 verb To force someone to leave their home or country. The poet was exiled for criticising the government. Thesaurus Synonyms 1 noun · the state of being forced... banishment 2 noun · a person who has been... expatriatedeportee 3 verb · to force someone to leave... banishdeport Word family Forms exiledexilesexiling Derived forms antiexileexilarchexilarchyexiledomexilehoodexilianexilicgovernment-in-exilepostexileself-exile Etymology AI details From Middle English exil, borrowed from Old French essil, exil, from Latin exsilium, exilium (“state of exile”), derived from exsul, exul (“exiled person”). exil Middle English essil Old French exsilium Latin View etymology graph -> Topics People & Society External links Cambridge Dictionary Wiktionary Google Images # exile **Type:** Word **Level:** B2 **Part of speech:** noun, verb **IPA (US):** /ɪɡˈzaɪl/ **IPA (UK):** /ˈɛɡˌzaɪl/ **Frequency rank:** 7813 ## Meanings 1. The state of being forced to live away from your home or country. 2. A person who has been forced to leave their home or country. 3. To force someone to leave their home or country. ## Examples - The writer spent twenty years in exile abroad. - Many exiles dream of one day returning home. - The poet was exiled for criticising the government. ## Derived Forms - antiexile - exilarch - exilarchy - exiledom - exilehood - exilian - exilic - government-in-exile - postexile - self-exile ## Roots and Affixes - Root: exil - Root: essil - Root: exsilium ## Etymology From Middle English exil, borrowed from Old French essil, exil, from Latin exsilium, exilium (“state of exile”), derived from exsul, exul (“exiled person”). ## AI Etymology Exile comes from Middle English exil, borrowed from Old French essil, exil, from Latin exsilium, exilium (“state of exile”), derived from exsul, exul (“exiled person”). In current use, the main senses are “The state of being forced to live away from your home or country” and “A person who has been forced to leave their home or country”. ## Topics - People & Society markdown