exile

/ˈɛɡˌzaɪl/
noun 2verb 1

Collocations

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1

(noun.) being sent to live in another country

ADJ

long | permanent | enforced | self-imposed, voluntary

internal

The dissident writer spent fifteen years under internal exile, forbidden from leaving his hometown.

VERB + EXILE

be driven/forced/sent into

flee into, go into

The political leader fled into exile when the new regime took power.

live in

After fleeing the war, the family had no choice but to live in exile for several years.

die in

return from

After years abroad, the former leader finally returned from exile to her native country.

PREP

in ~

The former leader lived in exile for decades before finally returning home.

~ from

The political leader lived in exile from her country for nearly twenty years.

PHRASES

a place of exile

2

(noun.) person forced to live in another country

ADJ

political | tax

EXILE + VERB

return

After years abroad, many refugees hoped their exile would finally end so they could return home.

PHRASES

the recall of exiles, the return of exiles

3

(verb.)

ADV

permanently, temporarily

effectively

After losing his job and apartment, he was effectively exiled from the city where he'd lived for twenty years.

PREP

from

After the revolution, thousands of people went into exile from their homeland.

to

After the revolution, the former president went into exile to avoid arrest.

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