repatriate

repatriate
UK [ˌriːˈpætrɪeɪt] / US [ˌrɪˈpeɪtrɪˌeɪt] verb [transitive]
Word forms "repatriate":
present tense I/you/we/they repatriate he/she/it repatriates present participle repatriating past tense repatriated past participle repatriated
1) to send someone back to the country that is legally their own
2) to send money that you earn in a foreign country back to your own country

Derived word:
repatriation
UK [riːˌpætrɪˈeɪʃ(ə)n] / US [rɪˌpeɪtrɪˈeɪʃ(ə)n] noun uncountable

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  • repatriate — re‧pat‧ri‧ate [riːˈpætrieɪt ǁ riːˈpeɪ ] verb [transitive] FINANCE to send money, profits etc back to your own country: • Capital gains on investments may be repatriated only once a year. • Japanese companies continue to repatriate some overseas… …   Financial and business terms

  • repatriate — [rē pā′trē āt΄; ] for n., usually [, rē pā′trēit] vt., vi. repatriated, repatriating [< LL repatriatus, pp. of repatriare: see REPAIR2] to send back or return to the country of birth, citizenship, or allegiance [to repatriate prisoners of war] …   English World dictionary

  • Repatriate — Re*pa tri*ate (r? p? tr? ?t), v. t. [L. repatriare. See 1st {Repair}.] To restore to one s own country. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • repatriate — 1610s, from pp. stem of L.L. repatriare (see REPATRIATION (Cf. repatriation)). Related: Repatriated; repatriating …   Etymology dictionary

  • repatriate — ► VERB ▪ send (someone) back to their own country. ► NOUN ▪ a person who has been repatriated. DERIVATIVES repatriation noun. ORIGIN Latin repatriare return to one s country …   English terms dictionary

  • repatriate — 01. The government is entering into negotiations to [repatriate] cultural artifacts from foreign museums. 02. The government is hoping to [repatriate] the estimated 10,000 refugees who fled the country during the civil war. 03. [Repatriation] of… …   Grammatical examples in English

  • repatriate — transitive verb ( ated; ating) Etymology: Late Latin repatriatus, past participle of repatriare to go home again more at repair Date: 1611 to restore or return to the country of origin, allegiance, or citizenship < repatriate prisoners of war > • …   New Collegiate Dictionary

  • repatriate — v. (D; tr.) to repatriate from; to * * * [riː pætrɪeɪt] to (D; tr.) to repatriate from …   Combinatory dictionary

  • repatriate — [[t]ri͟ːpæ̱trieɪt, AM pe͟ɪt [/t]] repatriates, repatriating, repatriated 1) VERB If a country repatriates someone, it sends them back to their home country. [V n] It was not the policy of the government to repatriate genuine refugees... [V n]… …   English dictionary

  • repatriate — repatriable /ree pay tree euh beuhl/ or, esp. Brit., / pa /, adj. repatriation, n. v. /ree pay tree ayt / or, esp. Brit., / pa /; n. /ree pay tree it/ or, esp. Brit., / pa /, v.t., repatriated, repatriating, n. v.t. 1. to bring or send back (a… …   Universalium

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