exile

verb [T]

/ˈek.saɪl/ /ˈeɡ.zaɪl/

Definition

› to send someone away from their own country, village, etc., especially for political reasons: The monarch was exiled because of the coup.Punishing someone by sending them somewhere elseEvicting and forcing to leave exiled

/-saɪld/ /-zaɪld/ adjective › the exiled kingPunishing someone by sending them somewhere elseEvicting and forcing to leave

(Definition of exile verb from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus © Cambridge University Press)

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