Definitions for repatriate
riˈpeɪ triˌeɪt; -ɪt; esp. Brit. -ˈpæ-repa·tri·ate

Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. repatriateverb

   a person who has returned to the country of origin or whose citizenship has been restored

2. repatriateverb

   send someone back to his homeland against his will, as of refugees

3. repatriateverb

   admit back into the country

WiktionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. repatriatenoun

   a person who has returned to the country of origin or whose citizenship has been restored.

2. repatriateverb

   To restore (a person) to his or her own country.

3. Etymology: repatriare. Cognate to repair.

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1. repatriate

   Repatriate refers to the process of returning someone back to their place of origin or citizenship, typically after they have lived or been in another country for various reasons including work, refugee, or prisoner of war. This can be a voluntary decision or compelled by the government. The term can also refer to the conversion of foreign currency into the currency of one's own country.

Webster DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Repatriateverb

   to restore to one's own country

2. Etymology: [L. repatriare. See 1st Repair.]

Chambers 20th Century DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Repatriate

   rē-pā′tri-āt, v.t. to restore to one's country.—n. Repatriā′tion.

Dictionary of Military and Associated TermsRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. repatriate

   A person who returns to his or her country or citizenship, having left said native country either against his or her will, or as one of a group who left for reason of politics, religion, or other pertinent reasons.

Matched Categories

1. • Admit
   • Deport

How to pronounce repatriate?

1. Alex

   US English

   David

   US English

   Mark

   US English

   Daniel

   British

   Libby

   British

   Mia

   British

   Karen

   Australian

   Hayley

   Australian

   Natasha

   Australian

   Veena

   Indian

   Priya

   Indian

   Neerja

   Indian

   Zira

   US English

   Oliver

   British

   Wendy

   British

   Fred

   US English

   Tessa

   South African

How to say repatriate in sign language?

Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of repatriate in Chaldean Numerology is: 6

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of repatriate in Pythagorean Numerology is: 5

Examples of repatriate in a Sentence

1. Yukiya Amano:

   We have received a request from Syria early this year to convert the HEU fuel to LEU fuel and to repatriate the HEU to the country of origin. We are now studying this request.

2. Lim Byeong Cheol:

   We strongly demand North Korea to quickly release our citizens Kim Kuk Gi and Choe Chun Gil and repatriate them without hesitation.

3. Mike Pompeo:

   This same act 45 (years) ago built trust between our nations. Today we have a strong relationship, dPRK committed to repatriate remains as well.

4. Gavin Wendt:

   The confluence of big overseas miners looking to repatriate to their home bases and strong indicators such as a weaker Aussie dollar is driving the market further into M&A activity, add in cheap labor post the boom and a vibrant mid-tier gold sector and it's not hard to see why things are accelerating.

5. Rajdoot Rupwate:

   The number of street children has reduced over the years, but there is still a problem, especially with children begging and working, we try to rehabilitate the children and in the case of those who are trafficked, we try and repatriate them with NGOs.

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References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=repatriate
2. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Repatriate
3. ^ ChatGPT
   https://chat.openai.com
4. ^ Webster Dictionary
   https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/repatriate
5. ^ Chambers 20th Century Dictionary
   https://www.gutenberg.org/files/37683/37683-h/37683-h.htm#:~:text=repatriate
6. ^ Dictionary of Military and Associated Terms
   https://www.tradoc.army.mil/wp-content/uploads/2020/10/AD1029823-DOD-Dictionary-of-Military-and-Associated-Terms-2017.pdf