Pronunciation key ( eks-pā′tri-āt′ ) |
ex•pa•tri•ate
adj. & n. [v.t. & v.i. EXPATRIATED (-id), EXPATRIATING]
[Med. L. expatriare, expatriat < L. < ex, out of + patria native homeland, fatherland, pater father].
- To expel a person from his native land. To exile.
- To remove one's self from their native homeland.
- To renounce allegiance to one's homeland.
- An individual who has taken up residence in a foreign nation.
- Residence in a foreign land; expatriated.
Expatriated adj. An expatriated person. n.
Syn. banish.
See Citizenship (Expatriation); Naturalization (Denaturalization).
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