expatriate
verb (used with object)
to banish (a person) from their native country.
has expatriated
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present perfectof expatriate (3rd person singular).present perfect
Used to describe actions that started in the past and continue into or have direct relevance to the present.
Example Sentences
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The story follows a Russian writer named M, who has expatriated to someplace in Europe.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Mar. 26, 2026
Johan Severin Svendsen, while a Norwegian by birth and training, has expatriated himself by his long residence in Denmark.
From Norwegian Life by Ethlyn T. Clough
