Main Entry:

¹ex·pa·tri·ate

Pronunciation:

\ek-ˈspā-trē-ˌāt\

Function:

verb

Inflected Form(s):

ex·pa·tri·at·ed; ex·pa·tri·at·ing

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 verb1: banish, exile2: to withdraw (oneself) from residence in or allegiance to one's native countryintransitive verb: to leave one's native country to live elsewhere ; also : to renounce allegiance to one's native country

— ex·pa·tri·ate \-ˌāt, -ət\ noun

— ex·pa·tri·a·tion \(ˌ)ek-ˌspā-trē-ˈā-shən\ noun