expatriate
verb (used with object)
to banish (a person) from their native country.
expatriating
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present participleof expatriate.present participle
A verb form that is used in progressive verb constructions and may also function as a modifier or a gerund.
Example Sentences
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Not too long ago, I was speaking with a friend who recently left journalism for much more lucrative pastures, and who is seriously thinking about expatriating from the United States.
From Seattle Times ● Jul. 24, 2023
As if we needed another reason to dream longingly of expatriating.
From Slate ● Jul. 3, 2018
He did this by expatriating money using mirror trades.
From The New Yorker ● Aug. 22, 2016
Nobuoka also said she thinks about expatriating but still hopes the country will change.
From Washington Post ● Jul. 18, 2016
"Have you an idea of expatriating yourself—of 'quitting your country for your country's good'?"
From St. Elmo by Augusta J. (Augusta Jane) Evans
