repatriate
verb/ˌriːˈpætrieɪt/
/ˌriːˈpeɪtrieɪt/
Verb Forms
| present simple I / you / we / they repatriate | /ˌriːˈpætrieɪt/ /ˌriːˈpeɪtrieɪt/ |
| he / she / it repatriates | /ˌriːˈpætrieɪts/ /ˌriːˈpeɪtrieɪts/ |
| past simple repatriated | /ˌriːˈpætrieɪtɪd/ /ˌriːˈpeɪtrieɪtɪd/ |
| past participle repatriated | /ˌriːˈpætrieɪtɪd/ /ˌriːˈpeɪtrieɪtɪd/ |
| -ing form repatriating | /ˌriːˈpætrieɪtɪŋ/ /ˌriːˈpeɪtrieɪtɪŋ/ |
- repatriate somebody (formal) to send or bring somebody back to their own country
- The refugees were forcibly repatriated.
- The insurance will cover the costs of repatriating you and your family in the case of an accident.
- Tourists who are injured or fall sick are repatriated.
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadverb- forcibly
- from
- to
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- repatriate something (business) to send money or profits back to your own country
- An agreement between the countries enables companies to repatriate their profits freely.
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadverb- forcibly
- from
- to
Word Originearly 17th cent. (earlier (late 16th cent.) as repatriation): from late Latin repatriat- ‘returned to one's country’, from the verb repatriare, from re- ‘back’ + Latin patria ‘native land’.
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