 exile |
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| 1. | [ verb ] expel from a country | |
| Synonyms: | deport expatriate | |
| Examples: | "The poet was exiled because he signed a letter protesting the government's actions" |
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| Related terms: | repatriate expel deportation | |
| 2. | [ noun ] expelled from home or country by authority | |
| Synonyms: | deportee | |
| Related terms: | foreigner extradite | |
| 3. | [ noun ] voluntarily absent from home or country | |
| Synonyms: | expatriate | |
| Related terms: | absentee refugee remittance_man expatriate | |
| 4. | [ noun ] the act of expelling a person from their native land | |
| Synonyms: | expatriation transportation deportation | |
| Examples: | "men in exile dream of hope" "his deportation to a penal colony" "the expatriation of wealthy farmers" "the sentence was one of transportation for life" |
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| Related terms: | banishment babylonian_captivity expatriate | |
| Similar spelling: |
Exley exhale excel |
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