repatriate

Repatriate is defined as to bring or send back to the country of birth or origin.

(verb)

An example of to repatriate is for an Italian-born United States citizen to return to Italy.
An example of to repatriate is to return soldiers to their home country.

The definition of a repatriate is a person or thing who has returned to his or her place or birth or origin.

(noun)

An example of a repatriate is a German-born United States citizen who returns to Germany.

See repatriate in Webster's New World College Dictionary

transitive verb, intransitive verb repatriated, repatriating

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

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

noun

a person who has been repatriated

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See repatriate in American Heritage Dictionary 4

transitive verb re·pat·ri·at·ed, re·pat·ri·at·ing, re·pat·ri·ates

To restore or return to the country of birth, citizenship, or origin: repatriate war refugees.

noun (-ĭt, -ātˌ)

One who has been repatriated.

Origin:

Origin: Late Latin repatriāre, repatriāt-, to return to one's country

Origin: : Latin re-, re-

Origin: + Latin patria, native country; see expatriate

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