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repatriate Definition and Meaning in English (repatriate definition)

verb
Synonyms:returnsend back
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Repatriate definition: To send or bring someone, or sometimes money or property, back to their own country or place of origin.

Definitions of Repatriate

  1. 1verb(formal)

    To send or bring someone, or sometimes money or property, back to their own country or place of origin.

  2. 2verb(formal)

    To return to one's own country or place of origin after living or working abroad for a period.

Example Sentences

formal

“The government decided to repatriate its citizens stranded abroad due to the pandemic.”

casual

“Many refugees hope to repatriate to their homeland someday.”

Synonyms

returnsend back

Antonyms

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Inflected Word Forms

past tenserepatriated
present participlerepatriating
nounrepatriation
agent nounrepatriate

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Repatriate definition: To send or bring someone, or sometimes money or property, back to their own country or place of origin.
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'Repatriate' translates to 'repatriate' in English. Repatriate definition: To send or bring someone, or sometimes money or property, back to their own country or place of origin.
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