exile

Etymology

Middle English exil, from Old French essil, exil, from Latin exsilium, exilium (“state of exile”), derived from exsul, exul (“exiled person”).

Pronunciation

• (US) IPA^(key): /ˈɛɡˌzaɪl/, /ˈɛkˌsaɪl/
• Hyphenation: ex‧ile

Noun

exile (countable and uncountable, plural exiles)

1. (uncountable) The state of being banished from one's home or country.

   He lived in exile.

   They chose exile rather than assimilation.

   • Shakespeare

     Let them be recalled from their exile.

2. (countable) Someone who is banished from their home or country.
   • Shakespeare

     Thou art an exile, and thou must not stay.

   She lived as an exile.

Verb

exile (third-person singular simple present exiles, present participle exiling, simple past and past participle exiled)

1. (transitive) To send into exile.
   • Tennyson

     Exiled from eternal God.

   • Shakespeare

     Calling home our exiled friends abroad.

Anagrams

• Lexie, lexie

Verb

exile

1. first-person singular present indicative of exiler
2. third-person singular present indicative of exiler
3. first-person singular present subjunctive of exiler
4. first-person singular present subjunctive of exiler
5. second-person singular imperative of exiler

Adjective

exīle

1. nominative neuter singular of exīlis
2. accusative neuter singular of exīlis
3. vocative neuter singular of exīlis

Verb

exile

1. first-person singular (eu) present subjunctive of exilar
2. third-person singular (ele and ela, also used with você and others) present subjunctive of exilar
3. third-person singular (você) affirmative imperative of exilar
4. third-person singular (você) negative imperative of exilar

Verb

exile

1. First-person singular (yo) present subjunctive form of exilar.
2. Formal second-person singular (usted) present subjunctive form of exilar.
3. Third-person singular (él, ella, also used with usted^?) present subjunctive form of exilar.
4. Formal second-person singular (usted) imperative form of exilar.