REPATRIATE


Meaning of REPATRIATE in English

[ ri:'patrɪeɪt , -'peɪ- ]

■ verb send (someone) back to their own country.

■ noun a ~d person.

Derivatives

repatriation noun

Origin

C17 (earlier (C16) as repatriation ): from late L. repatriat- , repatriare 'return to one's country'.

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