exile

UK:*UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/ˈɛksaɪl/, /ˈɛgzaɪl/

US:USA pronunciation: IPAUSA pronunciation: IPA/ˈɛgzaɪl, ˈɛksaɪl/

US:USA pronunciation: respellingUSA pronunciation: respelling(eg′zīl, ek′sīl)


Inflections of 'exile' (v): (⇒ conjugate)
exiles
v 3rd person singular
exiling
v pres p
exiled
v past
exiled
v past p

exile
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Sense: Verb: cast out
Synonyms:
ostracize, ostracise (UK), banish, expatriate, cast out, send to Coventry (UK, slang), ban Collocations, boot out (slang), throw out (slang), send away, evacuate, bar Collocations, blackball, blacklist, eject, oust, root out, remove Collocations, transport Collocations, deport
Sense: Noun: banishment
Synonyms:
expulsion, deportation, expatriation, ostracism, displacement Collocations, transportation Collocations, proscription, separation, emigration, banishment, casting out, blackballing, blacklisting, excommunication, the wilderness (slang)
Sense: Noun: outcast
Synonyms:
outcast Collocations, expatriate, stateless person, deportee, emigrant, fugitive, refugee, asylum seeker, pariah, tax exile, displaced person, stranger Collocations, foreigner Collocations, migrant, immigrant Collocations, alien Collocations, illegal alien, expat (informal), evictee, persona non grata


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