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ex·pa·tri·ate
[v. eks-pey-tree-eyt or, esp. British, -pa-tree-; adj., n. eks-pey-tree-it, -eyt or, esp. British, -pa-tree-] verb, ex·pa·tri·at·ed, ex·pa·tri·at·ing, adjective, noun 
triˌeɪt verb (used with object)
1.
to banish (a person) from his or her native country.
2.
to withdraw (oneself) from residence in one's native country.
3.
to withdraw (oneself) from allegiance to one's country.
verb (used without object)
4.
to become an expatriate: He expatriated from his homeland.
adjective
5.
expatriated; exiled.
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noun
6.
an expatriated person: Many American writers were living as expatriates in Paris.
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| expatriate | |
| —adj | |
| 1. | resident in a foreign country |
| 2. | exiled or banished from one's native country: an expatriate American |
| —n | |
| 3. | a person who lives in a foreign country |
| 4. | an exile; expatriate person |
| —vb | |
| 5. | to exile (oneself) from one's native country or cause (another) to go into exile |
| 6. | to deprive (oneself or another) of citizenship |
| [C18: from Medieval Latin expatriāre, from Latin | |
| expatri'ation | |
| —n | |
| expatriate | |
| —adj | |
| 1. | resident in a foreign country |
| 2. | exiled or banished from one's native country: an expatriate American |
| —n | |
| 3. | a person who lives in a foreign country |
| 4. | an exile; expatriate person |
| —vb | |
| 5. | to exile (oneself) from one's native country or cause (another) to go into exile |
| 6. | to deprive (oneself or another) of citizenship |
| [C18: from Medieval Latin expatriāre, from Latin | |
| expatri'ation | |
| —n | |
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Word Origin & History
expatriate
1768, from Fr. expatrier "banish," from ex- "out of" + patrie "native land," from L. patria "one's native country," from pater (gen. patris) "father." Related: Expatriated; expatriating; expatriation. The noun is from 1818, "one who has been banished;" main modern sense of "one who chooses to live abroad"
is 1902.
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American Heritage
Cultural Dictionary
expatriation [(eks-pay-tree-ay-shuhn)]Voluntary departure from the nation of one's birth for permanent or prolonged residence in another nation.
expatriation [(eks-pay-tree-ay-shuhn)]
Voluntarily leaving the nation of one's birth for permanent or prolonged residence in another country.
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Example sentences
But expatriation was a luxury he could not afford, both literally and philosophically.
The concept that expatriation is a natural and inherent right of the individual was not recognized under the common law.
He scorned the dissipation, alienation, expatriation of his fellow-writers of the twenties.
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