expatriate (redirected from expatriating)

ex·pa·tri·ate  (k-sptr-t)

v. ex·pa·tri·at·ed, ex·pa·tri·at·ing, ex·pa·tri·ates

v.tr.

1. To send into exile. See Synonyms at banish.

2. To remove (oneself) from residence in one's native land.

v.intr.

1. To give up residence in one's homeland.

2. To renounce allegiance to one's homeland.

n. (-t, -t)

1. One who has taken up residence in a foreign country.

2. One who has renounced one's native land.

adj. (-t, -t)

Residing in a foreign country; expatriated: "She delighted in the bohemian freedom enjoyed by the expatriate artists, writers, and performers living in Rome" Janet H. Murray.

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[Medieval Latin expatrire, expatrit- : Latin ex-, ex- + Latin patria, native land (from patrius, paternal, from pater, father; see pter- in Indo-European roots).]

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ex·patri·ation n.

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expatriate [eks-pat-ree-it]

Adjective

1. living away from one's native country: an expatriate American

2. exiled

Noun

1. a person living away from his or her native country

2. an exile [Latin ex out, away + patria native land]

expatriation n

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	expatriate - a person who is voluntarily absent from home or country; "American expatriates" exile, expat absentee - one that is absent or not in residence refugee - an exile who flees for safety remittance man - an exile living on money sent from home
Verb	1.	expatriate - expel from a country; "The poet was exiled because he signed a letter protesting the government's actions" exile, deport expel, kick out, throw out - force to leave or move out; "He was expelled from his native country" repatriate - admit back into the country
	2.	expatriate - move away from one's native country and adopt a new residence abroad emigrate - leave one's country of residence for a new one; "Many people had to emigrate during the Nazi period"

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expatriate

adjective 1. exiled, refugee, banished, emigrant, émigré, expat

noun 2. exile, refugee, emigrant, émigré

Translations

expatriate [ɛksˈpætrɪət] n → expatriado/a

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expatriate n [ɛksˈpætrɪət] → expatrié(e)

vt [ɛksˈpætrɪeɪt] → expatrier, exiler

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expatriate [ɛksˈpætrɪət] n → im Ausland Lebende(r) f(m)

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expatriate n [ɛksˈpætrɪət] → espatriato/a

vt [ɛksˈpætrɪeɪt] → espatriare