expatriate | ||
1. | [ verb ] expel from a country | |
Synonyms: | exile deport | |
Examples: | "The poet was exiled because he signed a letter protesting the government's actions" |
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Related terms: | repatriate expel exile deportation exile | |
2. | [ verb ] move away from one's native country and adopt a new residence abroad | |
Related terms: | emigrate emigration | |
3. | [ noun ] voluntarily absent from home or country | |
Synonyms: | exile | |
Related terms: | absentee refugee remittance_man | |
Similar spelling: |
expatiate expatriation expiative excavate expatiation expiatory expiation expiate Exopterygota |