repatriate (Meaning)
repatriate (n)
a person who has returned to the country of origin or whose citizenship has been restored
repatriate (v)
send someone back to his homeland against his will, as of refugees
admit back into the country
repatriate (v. t.)
To restore to one's own country.
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repatriate Sentence Examples
- The government is working to repatriate its citizens who have been stranded abroad during the pandemic.
- The company decided to repatriate its manufacturing operations to reduce costs.
- The artifacts were repatriated to their country of origin after decades of being held in a foreign museum.
- The refugees were repatriated to their home country after living in exile for several years.
- The organization is dedicated to repatriating endangered species to their natural habitats.
- The government has pledged to repatriate all its citizens who are illegally detained abroad.
- The family is planning to repatriate the remains of their deceased loved one to be buried in their homeland.
- The museum has a long history of repatriating cultural artifacts to their rightful owners.
- The company is facing backlash for its decision to repatriate jobs overseas.
- The prisoners of war will be repatriated as part of a peace agreement between the two warring nations.
FAQs About the word repatriate
a person who has returned to the country of origin or whose citizenship has been restored, send someone back to his homeland against his will, as of refugees, a
emigrant, immigrant, defector, exile, deportee, migrant, relocatee,expatriate, evacuee, emigre
native, nonimmigrant, resident, citizen,native, resident, nonimmigrant, citizen, inhabitant,inhabitant
The government is working to repatriate its citizens who have been stranded abroad during the pandemic.
The company decided to repatriate its manufacturing operations to reduce costs.
The artifacts were repatriated to their country of origin after decades of being held in a foreign museum.
The refugees were repatriated to their home country after living in exile for several years.
