exile

noun

/ˈeksaɪl/, /ˈeɡzaɪl/

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[uncountable, singular] the state of being sent to live in another country that is not your own, especially for political reasons or as a punishment
- a place of exile
- He returned after 40 years of exile.
- in exile He has lived in exile since 1989.
- into exile The whole family went into exile.
- to be forced/sent into exile
- in exile from… Dante died in exile from Florence.
Extra Examples
- He still hopes to return from exile one day.
- He went into exile after the overthrow of the government.
- They are in tax exile from the UK.
- They joined the many other Armenians living in exile.
Topics Crime and punishmentc1, Politicsc1
Oxford Collocations Dictionary
adjective
- long
- permanent
- enforced
- …
verb + exile
- be driven into
- be forced into
- be sent into
- …
preposition
- in exile
- exile from
- exile to
- …
phrases
- a place of exile
- somebody’s return from exile
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[countable] a person who chooses, or is forced, to live away from his or her own country
- political exiles
see also tax exileTopics Crime and punishmentc1
Oxford Collocations Dictionary
adjective
- political
- tax
- returning
- …
exile + verb
- live
- return
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Word OriginMiddle English: the noun partly from Old French exil ‘banishment’ and partly from Old French exile ‘banished person’; the verb from Old French exiler; all based on Latin exilium ‘banishment’, from exul ‘banished person’.

exile

verb

/ˈeksaɪl/, /ˈeɡzaɪl/

[usually passive]

Verb Forms

present simple I / you / we / they exile	/ˈeksaɪl/, /ˈeɡzaɪl/ /ˈeksaɪl/, /ˈeɡzaɪl/
he / she / it exiles	/ˈeksaɪlz/, /ˈeɡzaɪlz/ /ˈeksaɪlz/, /ˈeɡzaɪlz/
past simple exiled	/ˈeksaɪld/, /ˈeɡzaɪld/ /ˈeksaɪld/, /ˈeɡzaɪld/
past participle exiled	/ˈeksaɪld/, /ˈeɡzaɪld/ /ˈeksaɪld/, /ˈeɡzaɪld/
-ing form exiling	/ˈeksaɪlɪŋ/, /ˈeɡzaɪlɪŋ/ /ˈeksaɪlɪŋ/, /ˈeɡzaɪlɪŋ/

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to force somebody to leave their country, especially for political reasons or as a punishment; to send somebody into exile
- be exiled (from…) (to…) He was exiled to Siberia.
- the party’s exiled leaders
Extra Examples
- He was effectively exiled after a failed bid for power.
- He was exiled for his beliefs.
- The family was exiled from France.
- The government decided to exile him to the colonies.
Topics Crime and punishmentc1
Oxford Collocations Dictionary
adverb
- permanently
- temporarily
- effectively
- …
preposition
- for
- from
- to
- …
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Word OriginMiddle English: the noun partly from Old French exil ‘banishment’ and partly from Old French exile ‘banished person’; the verb from Old French exiler; all based on Latin exilium ‘banishment’, from exul ‘banished person’.