/ ˌriːˈpætrieɪt; NAmE -ˈpeɪt-/ verb [ vn ]
1.
to send or bring sb back to their own country :
The refugees were forcibly repatriated.
2.
( business ) to send money or profits back to your own country
► re·pat·ri·ation / ˌriːˌpætriˈeɪʃn; NAmE -ˌpeɪt-/ noun [ U , C ]:
the repatriation of immigrants / profits
a voluntary repatriation programme
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WORD ORIGIN
early 17th cent. (earlier (late 16th cent.) as repatriation ): from late Latin repatriat- returned to one's country, from the verb repatriare , from re- back + Latin patria native land.