repatriate
verb
re·pa·tri·ate
| \ (ˌ)rē-ˈpā-trē-ˌāt
, -ˈpa-\
, -ˈpa-\
repatriated;
repatriating
Definition of repatriate
: to restore or return to the country of origin, allegiance, or citizenship
repatriate prisoners of war
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Other Words from repatriate
repatriate
\ (ˌ)rē-ˈpā-trē-ət
, -trē-ˌāt , -ˈpa- \
noun
, -trē-ˌāt , -ˈpa- \
noun
Examples of repatriate in a Sentence
Countries are required to repatriate prisoners of war when conflict has ended.
Recent Examples on the Web
Citgo is a profitable business that produces significant revenues, although U.S. sanctions prevent Citgo's earnings from being repatriated to Venezuela. — Jordan Blum, Houston Chronicle, "Right-wing groups ask Trump not to intervene with Citgo," 1 Aug. 2019 Inmates repatriated to the United Kingdom are automatically released on the equivalent of parole after serving half of what remains of their sentences, according to the British charity Prisoners Abroad. — Megan Crepeau, chicagotribune.com, "Admitted killer in sex-fantasy case could serve sharply reduced prison sentence in native England," 25 July 2019 She was questioned by the F.B.I. and asked to be repatriated. — Robin Wright, The New Yorker, "America’s ISIS Members Are Coming Home," 11 June 2019 And there are ways to repatriate these families back into their home countries expeditiously. — NBC News, "Meet the Press - June 17, 2018," 17 June 2018 An earlier attempt at repatriating 2,200 Rohingya families, in November 2018, was halted after protests by refugees and criticism from advocacy groups that argued that Myanmar had not created safe conditions for their return. — Vidya Krishnan, Los Angeles Times, "Panic in the world’s largest refugee settlement: ‘I will kill ... my entire family if I am forced to leave’," 19 Aug. 2019 Some bodies were either buried or repatriated, but many remains were disposed of in mass graves and large funeral pyres. — Jason Daley, Smithsonian, "The First Investigation Into the Allied Waterloo Field Hospital Is Unearthing Cannonballs—and Limbs," 18 July 2019 According to the Migration Policy Institute, an estimated 25,000 children were repatriated in 2015, and through 2018, Customs and Border Protection reported that some 50,000 minors were apprehended at the border between ports of entry. — Alice Driver, Longreads, "Oh, Girl!," 20 June 2019 In a break from convention, Finance Minister Anton Siluanov said in December that local investors would be given priority in the sale as part of a Kremlin move to encourage wealthy Russians to repatriate capital. — Ksenia Galouchko, Bloomberg.com, "Russia's $4 Billion Bond Sale Defies U.K. Spat as Bids Roll In," 16 Mar. 2018These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'repatriate.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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More Definitions for repatriate
repatriate
verb
English Language Learners Definition of repatriate
: to return (someone) to his or her own country
business
: to send (money) back to your own country
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