Pronunciation: ek- ' sp ā -tr ē - ˌ ā t
Function: verb
Inflected Form: -at · ed ; -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 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
– ex · pa · tri · ate \ - ˌ ā t, - ə t \ noun
– ex · pa · tri · a · tion \ ( ˌ )ek- ˌ sp ā -tr ē - ' ā -sh ə n \ noun