Repatriate (noun) Definition, Meaning & Examples

verb (used with object), re·pa·tri·at·ed, re·pa·tri·at·ing.
  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), re·pa·tri·at·ed, re·pa·tri·at·ing.
  1. to return to one's own country: to repatriate after 20 years abroad.
noun
  1. a person who has been repatriated.
verb (riːˈpætrɪˌeɪt) (tr)
  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
noun (riːˈpætrɪɪt)
  1. a person who has been repatriated
Repatriate (noun) Definition, Meaning & Examples

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