repatriateverb [ T ]
uk/ˌriːˈpæt.ri.eɪt/us/ˌriːˈpeɪ.tri.eɪt/to send or bring someone, or sometimes money or other property, back to the country that he, she, or it came from:
The government repatriated him because he had no visa.
Thesaurus: synonyms and related words
Evicting and forcing to leave
- boot
- boot sb off (sth)
- boot sb out (of sth)
- chuck
- chuck sb out
- clear sb off sth
- dislodge
- extradite
- flight
- fling sth/sb out
- flush sb/sth out
- kick
- kick sb out
- sling sb out
- smoke
- smoke sb/sth out
- throw
- throw sb out
- turf sb out
- turn sb out
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repatriation
noun [ U ] uk/ˌriː.pæt.riˈeɪ.ʃən/us/rɪˌpeɪ.triˈeɪ.ʃən/
Repatriation of refugees is essential to rebuilding the country.