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Webster's 1828 Dictionary

EXPAT'RIATE, v.t. [L. ex and patria, country.]
In a general sense, to banish.
To expatriate one's self, is to quit one's country, renouncing citizenship and allegiance in that country, to take residence and become a citizen in another country. The right to expatriate one's self is denied in feudal countries, and much controverted in the U. States.

WordNet (r) 3.0 (2005)

n
1: a person who is voluntarily absent from home or country; "American expatriates" [syn: exile, expatriate, expat] v
1: expel from a country; "The poet was exiled because he signed a letter protesting the government's actions" [syn: expatriate, deport, exile] [ant: repatriate]
2: move away from one's native country and adopt a new residence abroad

Merriam Webster's

I. verb (-ated; -ating) Etymology: Medieval Latin expatriatus, past participle of expatriare to leave one's own country, from Latin ex- + patria native country, from feminine of patrius of a father, from patr-, pater father — more at father Date: 1768 transitive verb 1. banish, exile 2. to withdraw (oneself) from residence in or allegiance to one's native country intransitive verb to leave one's native country to live elsewhere; also to renounce allegiance to one's native country • expatriate noun • expatriation noun II. adjective Date: 1812 living in a foreign land

Oxford Reference Dictionary

adj., n., & v. --adj. 1 living abroad, esp. for a long period. 2 expelled from one's country; exiled. --n. an expatriate person. --v.tr. 1 expel or remove (a person) from his or her native country. 2 refl. withdraw (oneself) from one's citizenship or allegiance. Derivatives: expatriation n. Etymology: med.L expatriare (as EX-(1), patria native country)

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

Expatriate Ex*pa"tri*ate, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Expatriated; p. pr. & vb. n. Expatriating.] [LL. expatriatus, p. p. of expatriare; L. ex out + patria fatherland, native land, fr. pater father. See Patriot.] 1. To banish; to drive or force (a person) from his own country; to make an exile of. The expatriated landed interest of France. --Burke. 2. Reflexively, as To expatriate one's self: To withdraw from one's native country; to renounce the rights and liabilities of citizenship where one is born, and become a citizen of another country.

Collin's Cobuild Dictionary

(expatriates) An expatriate is someone who is living in a country which is not their own. ...British expatriates in Spain. N-COUNT • Expatriate is also an adjective. The French military is preparing to evacuate women and children of expatriate families. ADJ: ADJ n

Soule's Dictionary of English Synonyms

v. a. Banish, exile, ostracize, proscribe, expel (from one's country).

Moby Thesaurus

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