Expatriate Definition
ĕk-spātrē-āt
expatriated, expatriates, expatriating
verb
expatriated, expatriates, expatriating
To send into exile.
They were expatriated because of their political beliefs.
American Heritage
To drive (a person) from his or her native land; exile.
Webster's New World
To withdraw (oneself) from one's native land or from allegiance to it.
Webster's New World
To give up residence in one's homeland.
American Heritage
To renounce allegiance to one's homeland.
American Heritage
Antonyms:
noun
expatriates
One who has taken up residence in a foreign country.
American Heritage
An expatriated person.
Webster's New World
A person who lives outside his or her native country or country of citizenship.
Webster's New World
One who has renounced one's native land.
American Heritage
adjective
Residing in a foreign country; expatriated.
American Heritage
That has become an expatriate; expatriated.
Webster's New World
Other Word Forms of Expatriate
Noun
Singular:
expatriatePlural:
expatriatesOrigin of Expatriate
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Medieval Latin expatriāre expatriāt- Latin ex- ex- Latin patria native land (from patrius paternal) (from pater father pəter- in Indo-European roots)
From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition
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From French expatrier, from ex- (“out of”) + patrie (“native land”)
From Wiktionary
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