repatriate

[ verb ree-pey-tree-eyt; noun ree-pey-tree-it ]

/ verb riˈpeɪ triˌeɪt; noun riˈpeɪ tri ɪt /

verb (used with object), re·pa·tri·at·ed, re·pa·tri·at·ing.

to bring or send back (a person, especially a prisoner of war, a refugee, etc.) to his or her country or land of citizenship.

(of profits or other assets) to send back to one's own country.

verb (used without object), re·pa·tri·at·ed, re·pa·tri·at·ing.

to return to one's own country: to repatriate after 20 years abroad.

noun

a person who has been repatriated.

Origin of repatriate

First recorded in 1605–15; from Late Latin repatriātus (past participle of repatriāre “to return to one's fatherland”), equivalent to Latin re- “again, back” + patri(a) “native country” (noun use of feminine of patrius “paternal,” derivative of pater “father”) + -ātus past participle suffix; see re-, father, -ate¹

OTHER WORDS FROM repatriate

re·pa·tri·a·ble

[ree-pey-tree-uh-buhl], /riˈpeɪ tri ə bəl/, adjectivere·pa·tri·a·tion, nounnon·re·pa·tri·a·ble, adjectiveun·re·pa·tri·at·ed, adjective

Words nearby repatriate

reparative dentin, repartee, repartition, repass, repast, repatriate, repatriation, repay, repeal, repeat, repeated

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Example sentences from the Web for repatriate

If Apple were to repatriate its cash held overseas, then it would have to pay the statutory corporate tax rate of 35 percent.
Apple Stimulates Economy Through Dividends and Stock Buybacks|Matthew Zeitlin|April 24, 2013|DAILY BEAST
Lately, companies like GE have been pushing to repatriate their cash at more reasonable tax rates of 10 to 15 percent.
Obama Takes Playbook from Rahm|Eliza Griswold|June 23, 2011|DAILY BEAST
But the committee came to the conclusion that the only thing they could do was to repatriate the man.
Ghetto Comedies|Israel Zangwill
His experiences were not such as to induce him to repatriate himself permanently.
Fathers and Children|Ivan Sergeevich Turgenev

And then the administrator tells us, yes, he is a repatriate.
Warren Commission (8 of 26): Hearings Vol. VIII (of 15)|The President's Commission on the Assassination of President Kennedy
Finally, the English Government offered to repatriate the Turkish women without any reciprocity conditions.
Turkish Prisoners in Egypt|Various
When they recovered they were sent to India, for it was not feasible to repatriate them by way of Persia.
War in the Garden of Eden|Kermit Roosevelt

British Dictionary definitions for repatriate

repatriate

verb (riːˈpætrɪˌeɪt) (tr)

to send back (a refugee, prisoner of war, etc) to the country of his birth or citizenship

to send back (a sum of money previously invested abroad) to its country of origin

noun (riːˈpætrɪɪt)

a person who has been repatriated

Derived forms of repatriate

repatriation, noun

Word Origin for repatriate

C17: from Late Latin repatriāre from Latin re- + patria fatherland; compare repair ²

Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

单词	repatriate
释义	repatriate [ verb ree-pey-tree-eyt; noun ree-pey-tree-it ] / verb riˈpeɪ triˌeɪt; noun riˈpeɪ tri ɪt / verb (used with object), re·pa·tri·at·ed, re·pa·tri·at·ing. to bring or send back (a person, especially a prisoner of war, a refugee, etc.) to his or her country or land of citizenship. (of profits or other assets) to send back to one's own country. verb (used without object), re·pa·tri·at·ed, re·pa·tri·at·ing. to return to one's own country: to repatriate after 20 years abroad. noun a person who has been repatriated. Origin of repatriate First recorded in 1605–15; from Late Latin repatriātus (past participle of repatriāre “to return to one's fatherland”), equivalent to Latin re- “again, back” + patri(a) “native country” (noun use of feminine of patrius “paternal,” derivative of pater “father”) + -ātus past participle suffix; see re-, father, -ate¹ OTHER WORDS FROM repatriate re·pa·tri·a·ble [ree-pey-tree-uh-buhl], /riˈpeɪ tri ə bəl/, adjectivere·pa·tri·a·tion, nounnon·re·pa·tri·a·ble, adjectiveun·re·pa·tri·at·ed, adjective Words nearby repatriate reparative dentin, repartee, repartition, repass, repast, repatriate, repatriation, repay, repeal, repeat, repeated Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for repatriate If Apple were to repatriate its cash held overseas, then it would have to pay the statutory corporate tax rate of 35 percent. Apple Stimulates Economy Through Dividends and Stock Buybacks\|Matthew Zeitlin\|April 24, 2013\|DAILY BEAST Lately, companies like GE have been pushing to repatriate their cash at more reasonable tax rates of 10 to 15 percent. Obama Takes Playbook from Rahm\|Eliza Griswold\|June 23, 2011\|DAILY BEAST But the committee came to the conclusion that the only thing they could do was to repatriate the man. Ghetto Comedies\|Israel Zangwill His experiences were not such as to induce him to repatriate himself permanently. Fathers and Children\|Ivan Sergeevich Turgenev And then the administrator tells us, yes, he is a repatriate. Warren Commission (8 of 26): Hearings Vol. VIII (of 15)\|The President's Commission on the Assassination of President Kennedy Finally, the English Government offered to repatriate the Turkish women without any reciprocity conditions. Turkish Prisoners in Egypt\|Various When they recovered they were sent to India, for it was not feasible to repatriate them by way of Persia. War in the Garden of Eden\|Kermit Roosevelt British Dictionary definitions for repatriate repatriate verb (riːˈpætrɪˌeɪt) (tr) to send back (a refugee, prisoner of war, etc) to the country of his birth or citizenship to send back (a sum of money previously invested abroad) to its country of origin noun (riːˈpætrɪɪt) a person who has been repatriated Derived forms of repatriate repatriation, noun Word Origin for repatriate C17: from Late Latin repatriāre from Latin re- + patria fatherland; compare repair ² Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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