exile

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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.

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Synonyms

1 noun · the state of being forced... banishment

2 noun · a person who has been... expatriatedeportee

3 verb · to force someone to leave... banish deport

Word family

Forms exiledexilesexiling

Derived forms antiexileexilarchexilarchyexiledomexilehoodexilianexilicgovernment-in-exilepostexileself-exile

Etymology

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

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# 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
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