Verb: repatriate ree'pey-tree,eyt or ree'pa-tree,eyt
- Admit back into the country
"The government repatriated the political refugees after the regime change"
- Send someone back to their homeland against their will, as of refugees
"The authorities repatriated the asylum seekers despite protests"
- A person who has returned to their country of origin or whose citizenship has been restored
"After years abroad, the repatriate struggled to readjust to life in his homeland"
Derived forms: repatriated, repatriates, repatriating
Type of: admit, allow in, citizen, deliver, deport, extradite, intromit, let in
Antonym: exile
Encyclopedia: Repatriate