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repatriate

[ verb ree-pey-tree-eyt; noun ree-pey-tree-it ]

verb (used with object)

repatriated, repatriating.
  1. to bring or send back (a person, especially a prisoner of war, a refugee, etc.) to their country or land of citizenship.
  2. to send (profits or other assets) back to one's own country.
  3. 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.



verb (used without object)

repatriated, repatriating.
  1. to return to one's own country:

    to repatriate after 20 years abroad.

noun

  1. a person who has been repatriated.

repatriate

verb

  1. to send back (a refugee, prisoner of war, etc) to the country of his birth or citizenship
  2. to send back (a sum of money previously invested abroad) to its country of origin
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged†2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

noun

  1. a person who has been repatriated
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged†2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Derived Forms

  • °ù±ðËŒ±è²¹³Ù°ù¾±Ëˆ²¹³Ù¾±´Ç²Ô, noun
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Other ˜yÐÄvlog Forms

  • °ù±ð·±è²¹Â·³Ù°ù¾±Â·²¹Â·²ú±ô±ð [ree-, pey, -tree-, uh, -b, uh, l], adjective
  • °ù±ð·±è²¹Â·³Ù°ù¾±Â·²¹Â·³Ù¾±´Ç²Ô [ree-pey-tree-, ey, -sh, uh, n], noun
  • non·°ù±ð·±è²¹Â·³Ù°ù¾±Â·²¹Â·²ú±ô±ð adjective
  • ³Ü²Ô·°ù±ð·±è²¹Â·³Ù°ù¾±Â·²¹³Ù·±ð»å adjective
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˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins

Origin of repatriate1

First recorded in 1605–15; from Late Latin °ù±ð±è²¹³Ù°ù¾±Äå³Ù³Ü²õ (past participle of °ù±ð±è²¹³Ù°ù¾±Äå°ù±ð “to return to one's fatherlandâ€), equivalent to Latin re- “again, back†+ patri(a) “native country†(noun use of feminine of patrius “paternal,†derivative of pater “fatherâ€) + -Äå³Ù³Ü²õ past participle suffix; re-, father, -ate 1
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˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins

Origin of repatriate1

C17: from Late Latin °ù±ð±è²¹³Ù°ù¾±Äå°ù±ð from Latin re- + patria fatherland; compare repair ²
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Rhossi is the second Kemp's ridley sea turtle Anglesey Sea Zoo has rescued, successfully repatriating one called Tally to Texas before it was released back into the wild in 2023.

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They are all in Grimsby and are likely to be repatriated in due course.

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Mr Charlas was treated in hospital and spent a fortnight in prison before he was repatriated to India.

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Beijing said that 40 Chinese illegal immigrants were repatriated from Thailand, but refused to confirm that the group were Uyghurs.

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It has been urging India to repatriate Hasina to face charges of crimes against humanity and money laundering, among other allegations.

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