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exile

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  1. banish                
 
1. ex.ile \'eg-.zi-l, 'ek-.si-l\ n [ME exil, fr. MF, fr. L exilium] 1a: 
   forced removal from one's native country  1b: voluntary absence from one's 
   country  2a: a person expelled from his country by authority  2b: one who 
   separates himself from his home 
2. exile vt : to banish or expel from one's own country or home