| NOUN | person | expatriate, exile, expat | a person who is voluntarily absent from home or country |
|---|---|---|---|
| VERB | social | expatriate, deport, exile | expel from a country |
| change | expatriate | move away from one's native country and adopt a new residence abroad |
| Sounds | ehkspey'triyaht; ehkspey'triyey.t | |
|---|---|---|
| Rhymes | abbot ... zealot / Zealot: 372 rhymes with aht... | |
| abate ... welterweight: 559 rhymes with eyt... | ||
| Meaning | A person who is voluntarily absent from home or country. | |
|---|---|---|
| Example | "American expatriates" | |
| Synonyms | exile, expat | |
| Narrower | refugee | An exile who flees for safety |
| remittance man | An exile living on money sent from home / home | |
| Broader | absentee | One that is absent or not in residence |
| Spanish | exiliado, expatriado | |
| Catalan | exiliat, expatriat | |
| Verbs | expatriate | move away from one's native country and adopt a new residence abroad |
| Meaning | Expel from a country. | |
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| Pattern | Somebody ----s somebody | |
| Synonyms | deport, exile | |
| Broader | expel, throw out, kick out | Force to leave or move out |
| Opposite | repatriate | Admit back into the country |
| Spanish | deportar, desterrar, exilar, exiliar, expulsar | |
| Catalan | deportar, desterrar, exilar, exiliar | |
| Nouns | expatriation | the act of expelling a person from their native land |
| Meaning | Move away from one's native country and adopt a new residence abroad. | |
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| Pattern | Somebody ----s | |
| Broader | emigrate | Leave one's country of residence for a new one |
| Spanish | expatriar | |
| Nouns | expatriate | a person who is voluntarily absent from home or country |
| expatriation | migration from a place (especially migration from your native country in order to settle in another) | |
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