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WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024re•pa•tri•ate /v. riˈpeɪtriˌeɪt; n. -ɪt;
esp. Brit. -ˈpæ-/USA pronunciation v., -at•ed, -at•ing, n. v. - [~ + object] to send back (a prisoner of war, a refugee, etc.) to his or her country.
- [~ + object] to send back (profits or other assets) to one's own country.
- [no object] to return to one's own country, esp. after living abroad.
n. [countable] - a person who has been repatriated.
re•pa•tri•a•tion /riˌpeɪtriˈeɪʃən/USA pronunciation n. [uncountable]See -patr-. WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024re•pa•tri•ate (v. rē pā′trē āt′ or, esp. Brit., -pa′-;n. rē pā′trē it or, esp. Brit., -pa′-),USA pronunciation v.t., -at•ed, -at•ing, n. v.t. - to bring or send back (a person, esp. 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.
v.i. - to return to one's own country:to repatriate after 20 years abroad.
n. - a person who has been repatriated.
- Late Latin repatriātus (past participle of repatriāre to return to one's fatherland), equivalent. to Latin re- re- + patri(a) native country (noun, nominal use of feminine of patrius paternal, derivative of pater father) + -ātus -ate1
- 1605–15
Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers:: repatriate vb /riːˈpætrɪˌeɪt/(transitive)- 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
n /riːˈpætrɪɪt/- a person who has been repatriated
Etymology: 17th Century: from Late Latin repatriāre from Latin re- + patria fatherland; compare repair²reˌpatriˈation n |