/ˈɛɡˌzaɪl/, /ˈɛkˌsaɪl/, /ɪɡˈzaɪl/
OriginFrom Middle English exil, borrowed from Old French essil, exil, from Latin exsilium, exilium (“state of exile”), derived from exsul, exul (“exiled person”).
- uncountableThe state of being banished from one's home or country.
“He lived in exile.”
“They chose exile rather than assimilation.”
“Let them be recalled from their exile.”
- countableSomeone who is banished from his home or country.
“She lived as an exile, and did her best to make the most out of such life.”
“Thou art an exile, and thou must not stay.”
“My son, a Canada-based IT professional who often travels to Ukraine, told me about the exhilarating atmosphere on those Ukraine-bound trains, bringing home hundreds of the unwilling refugees, mostly w”
- transitiveTo send (someone or something) into exile.
“Calling home our exiled friends abroad.”
“She, mouldering with the dull earth's mouldering sod, / Inwrapt tenfold in slothful shame, / Lay there exiled from eternal God, / Lost to her place and name.”
Formsexiles(plural) · exiles(present, singular, third-person) · exiling(participle, present) · exiled(participle, past) · exiled(past)
Source: Wiktionary