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repatriate
[ verb ree-pey-tree-eyt; noun ree-pey-tree-it ]
verb (used with object)
- to bring or send back (a person, especially a prisoner of war, a refugee, etc.) to their country or land of citizenship.
- to send (profits or other assets) back to one's own country.
- to restore to a country that has attained sovereignty something that was formerly held or administered on that country’s behalf by a colonial power:
In 1982, the Trudeau government repatriated Canada's constitution from Britain.
verb (used without object)
- to return to one's own country:
to repatriate after 20 years abroad.
noun
- a person who has been repatriated.
repatriate
verb
- to send back (a refugee, prisoner of war, etc) to the country of his birth or citizenship
- to send back (a sum of money previously invested abroad) to its country of origin
noun
- a person who has been repatriated
Derived Forms
- ˌ貹ٰˈپDz, noun
Other Word Forms
- ·貹·ٰ·· [ree-, pey, -tree-, uh, -b, uh, l], adjective
- ·貹·ٰ··پDz [ree-pey-tree-, ey, -sh, uh, n], noun
- non··貹·ٰ·· adjective
- ܲ··貹·ٰ·· adjective
Word History and Origins
Origin of repatriate1
Word History and Origins
Origin of repatriate1
Example Sentences
Authorities said the women will receive medical treatment and any undocumented mothers will be repatriated.
El Salvador's president has offered to repatriate 252 Venezuelans deported by the US and imprisoned in his country - if Venezuela releases the same number of political prisoners.
Rhossi is the second Kemp's ridley sea turtle Anglesey Sea Zoo has rescued, successfully repatriating one called Tally to Texas before it was released back into the wild in 2023.
They are all in Grimsby and are likely to be repatriated in due course.
Mr Charlas was treated in hospital and spent a fortnight in prison before he was repatriated to India.
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