How do you pronounce exile?

The recorded pronunciation is /ˈɛɡˌzaɪl/.

Where does exile come from?

It is traced to Middle English.

exile

/ˈɛɡˌzaɪl/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: 3.84 in modern English

Syllables: ex-ile
IPA: /ˈɛɡˌzaɪl/

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Meaning

noun

The state of being banished from one's home or country.

Uncountable

noun

Someone who is banished from their home or country.

Countable

verb

To send (someone or something) into exile.

Transitive verb

Example Sentences

"He lived in exile."
"They chose exile rather than assimilation."
"Let them be recalled from their exile."
"My son, a Canada-based IT professional who often travels to Ukraine, told me about the exhilarating atmosphere on those Ukraine-bound trains, bringing home hundreds of the unwilling refugees, mostly women and children (including the babies, born in exile on the way to meet their Ukrainian fighter fathers for the first time). The difference between Ukrainian refugees and other reluctant exiles is that Ukrainians are desperate to return."
"She lived as an exile, and did her best to make the most out of such life."
"Thou art an exile, and thou must not stay."

Etymology

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

Origin

Source language: Middle English

Word Breakdown

Root: exil, essil, exsilium

Regional Pronunciation

American English: /ˈɛɡˌzaɪl/
British English: /ˈɛɡˌzaɪl/

Usage

Inflected Forms

exiles (plural) exiles (present, singular) exiling (participle, present) exiled (participle, past) exiled (past)

Derived Forms

antiexile exilarch exilarchy exiledom exilehood exilian exilic postexile exilable exilee sexile unexiled

Phrases

exile of conscience government-in-exile internal exile self-exile tax exile

Synonyms

banishment expatriate émigré banish forban deportation expatriation transportation