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repatriate definition

re·pa·tri·ate (rē pā′trē āt′; for n., usually, -it)

transitive verb, intransitive verb repatriated -·at′ed, repatriating -·at′·ing

to send back or return to the country of birth, citizenship, or allegiance to repatriate prisoners of war

Etymology: < LL repatriatus, pp. of repatriare: see repair

noun

a person who has been repatriated

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Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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