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ex⋅pa⋅tri⋅ate

  [v. eks-pey-tree-eyt or, especially Brit., -pa-tree-; adj., n. eks-pey-tree-it, -eyt or, especially Brit., -pa-tree-] verb, -at⋅ed, -at⋅ing, adjective, noun
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–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.
–noun
6. an expatriated person: Many American writers were living as expatriates in Paris.
Origin:
1760–70; < ML expatriātus (ptp. of expatriāre to banish), equiv. to ex- ex- 1 + patri(a) native land + -ātus -ate 1

Related forms:
ex⋅pa⋅tri⋅a⋅tion, noun
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ex·pa·tri·ate   (ěk-spā'trē-āt')   
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.   (-ĭt, -āt')
  1. One who has taken up residence in a foreign country.
  2. One who has renounced one's native land.
adj.   (-ĭt, -āt')
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).

[Medieval Latin expatriāre, expatriāt- : Latin ex-, ex- + Latin patria, native land (from patrius, paternal, from pater, father; see pəter- in Indo-European roots).]
ex·pa'tri·a'tion n.
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Expatriation

Ex*pa`tri*a"tion\, n. [Cf. F. expatriation.] The act of banishing, or the state of banishment; especially, the forsaking of one's own country with a renunciation of allegiance.

Expatriation was a heavy ransom to pay for the rights of their minds and souls. --Palfrey.
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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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