Thursday, March 17, 2011

what does "exiled" mean?

Here is the sentence: I'd exiled the unopened gift-basket to the mudroom. I REALLY NEED THE DEFINITION!!!! i need it for homework. i tried to look for a dictionary but i couldnt find it.
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in your case it means "put" while being a bit sarcastic towards the gift. Sent to exile means banned from a country. So you had banned the gift from your presence. You had sentenced the gift-basket to spend the rest of its life in the mudroom. Exile One who lives away from one's native country, whether because of expulsion or voluntary absence.
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