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repatriate

Syllabification: (re·pa·tri·ate)

Pronunciation: /rēˈpātrēˌāt, rēˈpa-/

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Definition of repatriate

verb

[with object]

send (someone) back to their own country:the United Nations hopes to repatriate all the refugees
[no object] return to one’s own country:the majority came to America as migrant workers who intended to repatriate to Hungary
[with object] send or bring (something, especially money) back to one’s own country:foreign firms would be permitted to repatriate all profits

noun

a person who has been repatriated.

Derivatives

repatriation

Origin:

early 17th century: from late Latin repatriat- 'returned to one's country', from the verb repatriare, from re- 'back' + Latin patria 'native land'

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