expatriar

/ispatɾiˈaɾ/

verb C1

o (masc.) a (fem.)

Underline = a spelling pattern that usually signals that gender.

V Register Neutral Era Current Frequency Academic Domain General Tone Neutral
Word fingerprint: Register: neutral. Era: current. Frequency: academic. Domain: general. Connotation: neutral.

Forms

present (eu)
expatrio
preterite (eu)
expatriei
past participle
expatriado

Meaning

  1. to exile

    • Expatriaram o escritor.

      They exiled the writer.

V Category Action Concreteness Concrete Agency Voluntary Duration Durative Transitivity Transitive
Meaning fingerprint: Category: action. Concreteness: concrete. Agency: voluntary. Duration: durative. Transitivity: transitive.

Similar words

exilar

expatriar is more about voluntarily leaving one's country, to expatriate; exilar is more about being forced into exile, like political exile.

Similar in other languages

Spanish

desterrar

desterrar is the Spanish word for the same thing — both mean "to exile."

Spanish

exiliar

exiliar is the Spanish word for the same thing — both mean "to exile."

Spanish

expatriar

expatriar is the Spanish word for the same thing — both mean "to exile."

Practice

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