Word Study
Repatriate
CIDE DICTIONARY
Repatriate, v. t. [L. repatriare. See 1st Repair.].
To restore to one's own country. [1913 Webster]
OXFORD DICTIONARY
Repatriate, v. & n.
--v.
1 tr. restore (a person) to his or her native land.
2 intr. return to one's own native land.
--n. a person who has been repatriated.
--v.
1 tr. restore (a person) to his or her native land.
2 intr. return to one's own native land.
--n. a person who has been repatriated.
Derivative
repatriation n.
Etymology
LL repatriare (as RE-, L patria native land)
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