I. ekˈspā.trēˌāt, usu -ˌād.+V, chiefly Brit -pa.- verb
( -ed/-ing/-s )
Etymology: Medieval Latin expatriatus, past participle of expatriare to leave one's native country, from Latin ex- ex- (I) + Late Latin -patriare (from Latin patria native country, from feminine of patrius of a father, paternal, from patr-, pater father) — more at father
transitive verb
1. : to drive into exile : banish
this minister after having been expatriated outlived his great enemy — Isaac D'Israeli
2.
a. : to withdraw (oneself) from residence in one's native country
expatriated himself for years at the Cape of Good Hope — R.W.Emerson
b. : to withdraw (oneself) from allegiance to one's native country
although the father had … expatriated himself, the son was appointed a cadet “at large” at West Point — T.M.Spaulding
intransitive verb
: to leave one's native country
the population again died out or expatriated — George Grote
specifically : to renounce allegiance to one's native country
Synonyms: see banish
II. (ˈ) ̷ ̷| ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷ˌā]t, -_ə̇]t, usu ]d.+V\ adjective
Etymology: Medieval Latin expatriatus, past participle of expatriare
: living or occurring in a foreign country : expatriated
an indoctrination school for the training of … expatriate United States employees — Lamp
the equivalent in our day of his early expatriate experiences in the Twenties — J.W.Aldridge
III. noun
( -s )
: one who lives in a foreign country
there are both disadvantages and attractions to the life of a foreign correspondent: he is an expatriate — F.L.Mott
specifically : one who has renounced his native country
becomes a downright expatriate and a more or less active agent of anti-American feeling — H.L.Mencken