- expatriate
v. (D; tr.) to expatriate from; to
* * *[ek'spætrɪeɪt]to(D; tr.) to expatriate from
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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)… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
expatriate — ex·pa·tri·ate /ek spā trē ˌāt/ vb at·ed, at·ing vt: to voluntarily withdraw (oneself) from allegiance to one s native country vi: to renounce allegiance to one s country and abandon one s nationality voluntarily ex·pa·tri·ate / trē ət/ n… … Law dictionary
expatriate — [n] person thrown out of a country departer, deportee, displaced person, emigrant, émigré, evacuee, exile, expellee, migrant, outcast, refugee; concepts 354,412,423 expatriate [v] throw out of a country banish, deport, displace, exile, expel,… … New thesaurus
expatriate — [eks pā′trē āt΄; ] for adj. & n., usually [, eks pā′trēit] vt., vi. expatriated, expatriating [< pp. of ML expatriare, to leave the homeland < L ex, out of + patria, fatherland < pater, FATHER] 1. to drive (a person) from his or her… … English World dictionary
expatriate — (v.) 1768, from Fr. expatrier banish (14c.), from ex out of (see EX (Cf. ex )) + patrie native land, from L. patria one s native country, from pater (gen. patris) father (Cf. PATRIOT (Cf … Etymology dictionary
expatriate — vb exile, *banish, ostracize, deport, transport, extradite Antonyms: repatriate … New Dictionary of Synonyms
expatriate — ► NOUN ▪ a person who lives outside their native country. ► ADJECTIVE ▪ living outside one s native country. ► VERB ▪ settle abroad. DERIVATIVES expatriation noun. ORIGIN Latin expatriare, from patria native … English terms dictionary
Expatriate — An expatriate (in abbreviated form, expat) is a person temporarily or permanently residing in a country and culture other than that of the person s upbringing or legal residence. The word comes from the Latin ex (out of) and patria (country,… … Wikipedia
expatriate — An employee who is a U.S. citizen living and working in a foreign country. Bloomberg Financial Dictionary * * * expatriate ex‧pat‧ri‧ate [eksˈpætriət, trieɪt ǁ eksˈpeɪ ] also ex‧pat [eksˈpæt] informal noun [countable] someone who has moved to a… … Financial and business terms
Expatriate — An individual living in a country other than their country of citizenship, often temporarily and for work reasons. An expatriate can also be an individual who has relinquished citizenship in their home country to become a citizen of another. If… … Investment dictionary
expatriate — UK [eksˈpætrɪət] / UK [eksˈpætrɪeɪt] / US [ekˈspeɪtrɪət] noun [countable] Word forms expatriate : singular expatriate plural expatriates someone who lives in a country that is not their own country Prague has a large population of American… … English dictionary
