[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 | 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. |
| 4. | to become an expatriate: He expatriated from his homeland. |
| 5. | expatriated; exiled. |
| 6. | an expatriated person: Many American writers were living as expatriates in Paris. |
| 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.
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. |
Voluntary departure from the nation of one's birth for permanent or prolonged residence in another nation.
Voluntarily leaving the nation of one's birth for permanent or prolonged residence in another country.
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