repatriate

re·pa·tri·ate

 (rē-pā′trē-āt′)

tr.v. 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.

n. (-ĭt, -āt′)

One who has been repatriated.

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[Late Latin repatriāre, repatriāt-, to return to one's country : Latin re-, re- + Latin patria, native country; see expatriate.]

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re·pa′tri·a′tion n.

repatriate

vb (tr)

1. to send back (a refugee, prisoner of war, etc) to the country of his or her birth or citizenship

2. (Banking & Finance) to send back (a sum of money previously invested abroad) to its country of origin

n

a person who has been repatriated

[C17: from Late Latin repatriāre from Latin re- + patria fatherland; compare repair²]

reˌpatriˈation n

re•pa•tri•ate

(v. riˈpeɪ triˌeɪt; n. -ɪt; esp. Brit. -ˈpæ-)

v. -at•ed, -at•ing,
n. v.t.

1. to send back (a prisoner of war, a refugee, etc.) to his or her country.

2. to send back (profits or other assets) to one's own country.

v.i.

3. to return to one's own country, esp. after living abroad.

n.

4. a person who has been repatriated.

[1605–15; < Late Latin repatriātus, past participle of repatriāre to return home again = Latin re- re- + Late Latin -patriāre, v. derivative of Latin patria native land (n. use of feminine of patrius paternal, derivative of pater father); see -ate¹]

re•pa`tri•a′tion, n.

repatriate

A person who returns to his or her country or citizenship, having left said native country either against his or her will, or as one of a group who left for reason of politics, religion, or other pertinent reasons.

repatriate

Past participle: repatriated
Gerund: repatriating

Imperative

repatriate

repatriate

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	repatriate - a person who has returned to the country of origin or whose citizenship has been restored citizen - a native or naturalized member of a state or other political community
Verb	1.	repatriate - send someone back to his homeland against his will, as of refugees extradite, deport, deliver - hand over to the authorities of another country; "They extradited the fugitive to his native country so he could be tried there"
	2.	repatriate - admit back into the country allow in, intromit, let in, admit - allow to enter; grant entry to; "We cannot admit non-members into our club building"; "This pipe admits air" exile, expatriate, deport - expel from a country; "The poet was exiled because he signed a letter protesting the government's actions"

Translations

repatriieren

επαναπατρίζω

rimpatriarerimpatrio

repatriate

A. [riːˈpætrɪeɪt] VT → repatriar

B. [riːˈpætrɪət] N → repatriado/a m/f

repatriate

[ˌriːˈpætrieɪt] vt

[+ person] → rapatrier

[+ money, profits] → rapatrier

repatriate

vt → in das Heimatland zurücksenden, repatriieren

n → Repatriierte(r) mf

repatriate

[riːˈpætrɪˌeɪt] vt → rimpatriare