Meaning of expatriate

ex•pa•tri•ate

Pronunciation: (v.eks-pā'trē-āt" or, esp. Brit., -pa'trē-adj., n.eks-pā'trē-it, -āt" or, esp. Brit., -pa'trē-), [key]

— v., adj., n. -at•ed, -at•ing,

—v.t.

to banish (a person) from his or her native country.
to withdraw (oneself&hasp;) from residence in one's native country.
to withdraw (oneself&hasp;) from allegiance to one's country.

—v.i.

to become an expatriate: He expatriated from his homeland.

—adj.

expatriated; exiled.

—n.

an expatriated person: Many American writers were living as expatriates in Paris.

Random House Unabridged Dictionary, Copyright © 1997, by Random House, Inc., on Infoplease.

See also:

expatriate (Thesaurus)

expatiate expect

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