repatriate

Latin repatriare. Cognate to repair (“to return”).

• IPA^(key): /ɹiːˈpeɪ.tɹi.eɪt/

repatriate (plural repatriates)

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

repatriate (third-person singular simple present repatriates, present participle repatriating, simple past and past participle repatriated)

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

• repatriation
• patriate
• patriation

• expatriate

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