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  1. 1. v. t. To banish; to drive or force (a person) from his own country; to make an exile of. Source: opted
  2. 2. v. t. Reflexively, as To expatriate one's self: To withdraw from one's native country; to renounce the rights and liabilities of citizenship where one is born, and become a citizen of another country. Source: opted
  3. 3. n. a person who is voluntarily absent from home or country Source: wordnet
  4. 4. v. expel from a country Source: wordnet
  5. 5. v. move away from one's native country and adopt a new residence abroad Source: wordnet
  6. 6. 1. To banish; to drive or force (a person) from his own country; to make an exile of. The expatriated landed interest of France. Burke. 2. Reflexively, as To expatriate one's self: To withdraw from one's native country; to renounce the rights and liabilities of citizenship where one is born, and become a citizen of another country. Source: webster
  7. 7. j:7/n:93 v. expel from a country v. move away from one's native country and adopt a new residence abroad Source: ecdict

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