repatriate
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[edit] English
[edit] Etymology
Latin repatriare. Cognate to repair (“to return”).
[edit] Noun
repatriate (plural repatriates)
- a person who has returned to the country of origin or whose citizenship has been restored.
[edit] Translations
a person who has returned to the country of origin or whose citizenship has been restored
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[edit] Verb
repatriate (third-person singular simple present repatriates, present participle repatriating, simple past and past participle repatriated)
- (transitive) To restore (a person) to his or her own country.
[edit] Translations
to restore somebody to his or her own country
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