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Definition of exile verb from the Oxford Advanced American Dictionary

exile

verb

NAmE//ˈɛɡzaɪl//

, NAmE//ˈɛksaɪl//

[usually passive] exile somebody (from…)Verb Forms present simple I / you / we / they exile

he / she / it exiles

past simple exiled

-ing form exiling

to force someone to leave their country, especially for political reasons or as a punishment; to send someone into exile the party's exiled leaders

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