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repatriate
re·pa·tri·ate R0157500 (rē-pā′trē-āt′)tr.v. re·pat·ri·at·ed, re·pat·ri·at·ing, re·pat·ri·ates To restore or return to the country of birth, citizenship, or origin: repatriate war refugees.n. (-ĭt, -āt′) One who has been repatriated. [Late Latin repatriāre, repatriāt-, to return to one's country : Latin re-, re- + Latin patria, native country; see expatriate.] re·pa′tri·a′tion n.repatriate vb (tr) 1. to send back (a refugee, prisoner of war, etc) to the country of his or her birth or citizenship2. (Banking & Finance) to send back (a sum of money previously invested abroad) to its country of origin n a person who has been repatriated [C17: from Late Latin repatriāre from Latin re- + patria fatherland; compare repair2] reˌpatriˈation nre•pa•tri•ate (v. riˈpeɪ triˌeɪt; n. -ɪt; esp. Brit. -ˈpæ-) v. -at•ed, -at•ing, n. v.t. 1. to send back (a prisoner of war, a refugee, etc.) to his or her country. 2. to send back (profits or other assets) to one's own country. v.i. 3. to return to one's own country, esp. after living abroad. n. 4. a person who has been repatriated. [1605–15; < Late Latin repatriātus, past participle of repatriāre to return home again = Latin re- re- + Late Latin -patriāre, v. derivative of Latin patria native land (n. use of feminine of patrius paternal, derivative of pater father); see -ate1] re•pa`tri•a′tion, n. repatriateA 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.repatriate Past participle: repatriated Gerund: repatriating
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repatriate | repatriate |
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I repatriate | you repatriate | he/she/it repatriates | we repatriate | you repatriate | they repatriate |
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I repatriated | you repatriated | he/she/it repatriated | we repatriated | you repatriated | they repatriated |
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I am repatriating | you are repatriating | he/she/it is repatriating | we are repatriating | you are repatriating | they are repatriating |
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I have repatriated | you have repatriated | he/she/it has repatriated | we have repatriated | you have repatriated | they have repatriated |
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I was repatriating | you were repatriating | he/she/it was repatriating | we were repatriating | you were repatriating | they were repatriating |
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I had repatriated | you had repatriated | he/she/it had repatriated | we had repatriated | you had repatriated | they had repatriated |
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I will repatriate | you will repatriate | he/she/it will repatriate | we will repatriate | you will repatriate | they will repatriate |
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I will have repatriated | you will have repatriated | he/she/it will have repatriated | we will have repatriated | you will have repatriated | they will have repatriated |
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I will be repatriating | you will be repatriating | he/she/it will be repatriating | we will be repatriating | you will be repatriating | they will be repatriating |
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I have been repatriating | you have been repatriating | he/she/it has been repatriating | we have been repatriating | you have been repatriating | they have been repatriating |
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I will have been repatriating | you will have been repatriating | he/she/it will have been repatriating | we will have been repatriating | you will have been repatriating | they will have been repatriating |
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I had been repatriating | you had been repatriating | he/she/it had been repatriating | we had been repatriating | you had been repatriating | they had been repatriating |
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I would repatriate | you would repatriate | he/she/it would repatriate | we would repatriate | you would repatriate | they would repatriate |
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I would have repatriated | you would have repatriated | he/she/it would have repatriated | we would have repatriated | you would have repatriated | they would have repatriated | ThesaurusNoun | 1. | repatriate - a person who has returned to the country of origin or whose citizenship has been restoredcitizen - a native or naturalized member of a state or other political community | Verb | 1. | repatriate - send someone back to his homeland against his will, as of refugeesextradite, deport, deliver - hand over to the authorities of another country; "They extradited the fugitive to his native country so he could be tried there" | | 2. | repatriate - admit back into the countryallow in, intromit, let in, admit - allow to enter; grant entry to; "We cannot admit non-members into our club building"; "This pipe admits air"exile, expatriate, deport - expel from a country; "The poet was exiled because he signed a letter protesting the government's actions" | Translationsrepatriierenεπαναπατρίζωrimpatriarerimpatrio
repatriate
repatriate to (some place)1. To return to one's country of origin, especially on a permanent basis. After living abroad for nearly four years, I decided to repatriate to Canada to spend more time with my family. She says she has no intention of repatriating to Australia now that she's been granted permanent residency here.2. To return someone or someone's body to their country of origin. They agreed not to press criminal charges for violating the terms of my tourist visa, but they told me they'd be repatriating me to France by the end of the week. The government finally agreed to repatriate the prisoner's remains to his home country.See also: repatriaterepatriate someone to some placeto restore one to one's country of origin. He asked that they repatriate him to the land of his birth. She was repatriated to her homeland.See also: place, repatriateEncyclopediaSeeRepatriationrepatriate
RepatriationThe act of an individual or company bringing foreign capital into a home country and converting it to the domestic currency. Generally speaking, an individual who repatriates capital is usually converting foreign earnings into his/her home country's currency, perhaps in the process of moving back to the home country after having a job abroad. A company that repatriates capital is usually bringing over the returns on foreign investment. Repatriation can expose the individual or company to foreign exchange risk.repatriate To bring home assets that are currently held in a foreign country. Domestic corporations are frequently taxed on the profits that they repatriate, a factor inducing the firms to leave overseas the profits earned there.See REPAT See REPATrepatriate
Antonyms for repatriatenoun a person who has returned to the country of origin or whose citizenship has been restoredRelated Wordsverb send someone back to his homeland against his will, as of refugeesRelated Wordsverb admit back into the countryRelated Words- allow in
- intromit
- let in
- admit
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