Ex|ile

ex|ile¹ «EHG zyl, EHK syl», verb, -iled, -il|ing, noun.

–v.t.

1. to make (a person) leave home or country, often by law as a punishment; banish: »

The traitor was exiled from his country for life. Thucydides failed to relieve the siege of Amphipolis, and was exiled for 20 years (C. Bradford Welles).

SYNONYM(S): expel, expatriate. See syn. under banish. (Cf. ↑banish)

2. to remove (oneself) from one's country or home for a long time: »

Many artists and musicians and writers have exiled themselves to protest harsh and unjust government at home.

–n.

1. a being exiled; banishment: »

The traitor was sent into exile for life.

SYNONYM(S): expulsion, expatriation.

2. a person who is banished: »

He has been an exile for ten years. Figurative. An exile from the paternal roof (Washington Irving).

3. any prolonged absence from one's own country.

╂[< Old French exilier, learned borrowing from Latin exiliāre < exilium period (or place) of exile < exul an exile]

ex|ile² «EHG zyl, EHK syl», adjective. Archaic.

1. thin; slender.

2. meager.

3. poor; barren: »

exile soil.

4. very subtle; finespun.

5. overrefined.

╂[< Latin exīlis]

Ex|ile «EHG zyl, EHK syl», noun.

the Babylonian captivity of the Jews in the 500's _B.C.

╂[< exile¹, noun]