repatriate
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.
to return to one's own country: to repatriate after 20 years abroad.
a person who has been repatriated.
Origin of repatriate
1Other words from repatriate
- re·pa·tri·a·ble [ree-pey-tree-uh-buhl], /riˈpeɪ tri ə bəl/, adjective
- re·pa·tri·a·tion [ree-pey-tree-ey-shuhn], /riˌpeɪ triˈeɪ ʃən/, noun
- non·re·pa·tri·a·ble, adjective
- un·re·pa·tri·at·ed, adjective
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British Dictionary definitions for repatriate
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
a person who has been repatriated
Origin of repatriate
1Derived forms of repatriate
- repatriation, noun
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