repatriate

ˌriːˈpætri.eɪt

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Conjugation

Definition of repatriate - Reverso English Dictionary

Verb

tr.

return to countrysend someone or something back to their country of origin

The government decided to repatriate the refugees.

deport

return

send back

finance

TECH.

convert foreign currency to local currency

TECH.

The company will repatriate its overseas earnings.

convert

exchange

remit

Noun

returned individualperson returned to their own country

The repatriate found adjusting to his homeland challenging after years abroad..

expatriate

returnee

citizenship

Rare

individual whose citizenship has been restored

Rare

After years abroad, he became a repatriate.

citizen

expatriate

returnee

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Origin of repatriate

Latin, re- (again) + patria (native land)

Examples of repatriate in a sentence

The embassy plans to repatriate the remains promptly.
Banks often repatriate funds to stabilize currency.
Governments may repatriate profits from foreign investments.
The repatriate attended a support group for returnees.
A repatriate often faces cultural readjustment.
The repatriate shared stories of his homeland.

As a repatriate, she embraced her cultural roots.

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French:rapatrier, rapatrié, ...
German:repatriieren, Repatriierte, ...
Italian:rimpatriare, rimpatriato, ...
Spanish:repatriar, repatriado, ...
Portuguese:repatriar, retornado, ...
Chinese:遣返, 归国者, ...
Japanese:本国へ送還する, 帰国者, ...
Arabic:أَعَادَ إلى الوَطَن, عَائِد, ...
Hebrew:לְהַחֲזִיר, חוֹזֵר לַמּוֹלַדָה, ...
Russian:репатриировать, репатриант, ...
Ukrainian:репатріювати, репатріант, ...
Hindi:देश वापस भेजना, स्वदेश वापसी व्यक्ति, ...
Bengali:দেশে ফেরত পাঠানো, প্রত্যাবাসিত ব্যক্তি, ...
Catalan:repatriar, repatriat, ...
Czech:repatriovat, repatriant, ...
Danish:repatriere, repatrieret person, ...
Dutch:repatriëren, repatriant, ...
Greek:επαναπατρίζω, επαναπατρισμένος, ...
Hungarian:repatriálni, repatriált, ...
Khmer:បញ្ជូនត្រឡប់ទៅប្រទេសកំណើត, ជនមាតុភូមិនិវត្តន៍, ...
Korean:본국으로 송환하다, 귀환자, ...
Persian:به کشور بازگرداندن, بازگشته, ...
Polish:repatriować, repatriant, ...
Portuguese (BR):repatriar, retornado, ...
Romanian:a repatria, repatriat, ...
Swedish:repatriera, repatrierad, ...
Thai:ส่งกลับประเทศ, ผู้ที่ถูกส่งกลับประเทศ, ...
Turkish:anavatanına iade etmek, geri dönen, ...
Vietnamese:hồi hương, người hồi hương, ...

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