expatriate

[ verb eks-pey-tree-eyt or, especially British, -pa-tree-; adjective, noun eks-pey-tree-it, -eyt or, especially British, -pa-tree- ]

/ verb ɛksˈpeɪ triˌeɪt or, especially British, -ˈpæ tri-; adjective, noun ɛksˈpeɪ tri ɪt, -ˌeɪt or, especially British, -ˈpæ tri- /

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verb (used with object), ex·pa·tri·at·ed, ex·pa·tri·at·ing.

to banish (a person) from his or her native country.

to withdraw (oneself) from residence in one's native country.

to withdraw (oneself) from allegiance to one's country.

verb (used without object), ex·pa·tri·at·ed, ex·pa·tri·at·ing.

to become an expatriate: He expatriated from his homeland.

adjective

expatriated; exiled.

noun

an expatriated person: Many American writers were living as expatriates in Paris.

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Origin of expatriate

1760–70; <Medieval Latin expatriātus (past participle of expatriāre to banish), equivalent to ex-ex-¹ + patri(a) native land + -ātus-ate¹

OTHER WORDS FROM expatriate

ex·pa·tri·a·tion, nounself-ex·pa·tri·a·tion, noun

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Example sentences from the Web for expatriate

The expatriated ex-rebels became alarmed by the non-receipt of the indemnity instalment and the news from their homes.
The Philippine Islands|John Foreman
We knelt with bowed heads while the mother prayed for the son, expatriated, whom she never hoped to see again on this earth.
Richard Carvel, Complete|Winston Churchill
Though he fought under the flag of freedom, the curse of the expatriated was upon his head.
Richard Carvel, Complete|Winston Churchill
As we have seen, the followers of Zoroaster who would not accept the religion of Islam expatriated themselves.
Les Parsis|D. Menant

The author with tears in his eyes beheld his expatriated volumes, hopeless that their voyage would have been successful.
Curiosities of Literature, Vol. 1 (of 3)|Isaac D'Israeli

British Dictionary definitions for expatriate

expatriate

adjective (ɛksˈpætrɪɪt, -ˌeɪt)

resident in a foreign country

exiled or banished from one's native countryan expatriate American

noun (ɛksˈpætrɪɪt, -ˌeɪt)

a person who lives in a foreign country

an exile; expatriate person

verb (ɛksˈpætrɪˌeɪt) (tr)

to exile (oneself) from one's native country or cause (another) to go into exile

to deprive (oneself or another) of citizenship

Derived forms of expatriate

expatriation, noun

Word Origin for expatriate

C18: from Medieval Latin expatriāre, from Latin ex- 1 + patria native land

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verb (used with object), ex·pa·tri·at·ed, ex·pa·tri·at·ing.