ex·pa·tri·ate
(ĕk-spā́trē-āt́)
[Medieval Latin expatriāre, expatriāt-, Latin ex-, ex-, + Latin patria, native land (from patrius, paternal) (from pater, father; see pəter-).]
verb: -at·ed, -at·ing, -ates.
transitive verb
- To send into exile. See synonyms at banish
- To remove (oneself) from residence in one's native land.
intransitive verb
- To give up residence in one's homeland.
- To renounce allegiance to one's homeland.
noun
- One who has taken up residence in a foreign country.
- One who has renounced one's native land.
adjective
- 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)
derivatives
- ex·pátri·átion
- noun