expatriate

adj, noun, verb — 6 senses

expatriate

adj

/ɛksˈpætɹi.ɪt/ · /ɛksˈpeɪ.tɹi.ɪt/

Etymology The verb is first attested in 1787, the adjective and noun in 1812; borrowed from Medieval Latin expatriātus, perfect passive participle of expatriō (“to banish”) (see -ate (etymology 1,2 and 3)), from Latin ex- (“out of”) + patria (“native land”) + -ō (verb-forming suffix); possibly after French expatrier and expatrié.

1

Living outside of one's own country.

  • an expatriate rebel force

expatriate

noun

Etymology The verb is first attested in 1787, the adjective and noun in 1812; borrowed from Medieval Latin expatriātus, perfect passive participle of expatriō (“to banish”) (see -ate (etymology 1,2 and 3)), from Latin ex- (“out of”) + patria (“native land”) + -ō (verb-forming suffix); possibly after French expatrier and expatrié.

1

One who lives outside one's own country, especially temporarily for a profession or education.

2

One who has been banished from one's own country.

Derived terms
expat, expatriatism, nonexpatriate, rex-patriate, Texpatriate
Related terms
inpatriate, repatriate, emigrant, exile, immigrant

expatriate

verb

/ɛksˈpætɹɪ.eɪt/ · /ɛksˈpeɪ.tɹi.eɪt/

Etymology The verb is first attested in 1787, the adjective and noun in 1812; borrowed from Medieval Latin expatriātus, perfect passive participle of expatriō (“to banish”) (see -ate (etymology 1,2 and 3)), from Latin ex- (“out of”) + patria (“native land”) + -ō (verb-forming suffix); possibly after French expatrier and expatrié.

1

To banish; to drive or force (a person) from his own country; to make an exile of.

2

To withdraw from one’s native country.

3

To renounce the rights and liabilities of citizenship where one is born and become a citizen of another country.

Related terms
repatriate, patriate

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