exiling
present participle ofexile
exile
verb[T]
uk/ˈek.saɪl//ˈeɡ.zaɪl/us/ˈek.saɪl//ˈeɡ.zaɪl/tosendsomeone away fromtheirowncountry,village, etc.,especiallyforpoliticalreasons:
Themonarchwas exiled because of thecoup.
Compare
deport
expatriateverbformal
Punishing someone by sending them somewhere else
- banish
- banishment
- deport
- deportation
- deportee
- exile
- exiled
- expatriate
- expel
- expulsion
- extraordinary rendition
- rid
- rusticate
- rustication
- send
- sendsomeonedown
- sendsomethingoff
- shun
- transport
Examplesofexiling
exiling
In English, many past and present participles of verbs can be used as adjectives. Some of these examples may show the adjective use.
Architects rightly feared that books of stock plans like this would become the basis for builders' homes, thusexilingthe architect from the housing market.
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Theexilingof individuals is a despicable practice that we wholly condemn.
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We gain nothing byexilingthese agreeable people from our shores, and we lose even the modest contributions that they do make by staying here.
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The practice ofexilingmust come to an end, and the exiled must feel free to return in safety.
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Thisexilingshould be supported even if, and particularly because, it still has legal repercussions today.
FromEuroparl Parallel Corpus - English
Moreover, the practice ofexilingmust come to an end and the exiled must feel free to return in safety.
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That is an impregnable position, largely thanks to the act ofexilinghim to the island and making him into a national hero.
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It creates the conditions in which new andexilingbusinesses can grow.
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The key things are for the paramilitaries to stopexilingpeople and to call off the dogs.
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Several others ask that the administration punish those who sign secession petitions by revoking their citizenship and deporting and/orexilingthem.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.Despite declaring a nationwide curfew andexilingand imprisoning a number of opposition leaders, the demonstrations, work stoppages, and uprisings continued.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.The government knew thatexilingso many would be problematic.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.Hideaway, which appears on a cycle of rare lands, lets you hide (exilingfacedown) a card away for later.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.Namor imprisoned him,exilinghim once more.
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- long-standing commitment
- long-standing concern
- long-standing convention
- long-standing convention
- long-standing debate
- long-standing dispute
- long-standing grievance
- long-standing interest
- long-standing issue
- long-standing policy
- long-standing principle
- long-standing problem
- long-standing reputation
- long-standing rule
- long-standing tradition
- long-stay
- long-stay
- long story short
- long-story-short
- long strand
- long stretch
- long stride
- long-suffering
- long-suffering
- long suit