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repatriate

re·pat·riate

UK/ɹiːˈpæ.tɹi.eɪt/ US/ɹiːˈpeɪ.tɹi.eɪt/ uncommon
noun (1) verb (2)

noun

1.

a person who has returned to the country of origin or whose citizenship has been restored

verb

1.

send someone back to his homeland against his will, as of refugees

2.

admit back into the country

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Origin

Borrowed from Latin repatriare, from re- + patria (“homeland”). Cognate to repair (“to return”).

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