asylum

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Synonyms: assylum, amylum

Antonyms: assylum, amylum

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Noun

1. A [[place]] of [[safety]] or [[refuge]].
2. {{lb|en|uncountable}} The protection, physical and legal, afforded by such a place (as, for example, for political refugees).
3. {{lb|en|dated}} A place of protection or [[restraint]] for one or more classes of the disadvantaged, especially the [[mentally ill]].

Verb

1. to place in an asylum
2. to grant [[protection]] or [[refuge]]

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