Meaning & use
Repatriates
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Sends or brings someone, or something, back to their own country.
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The embassy repatriates citizens stranded abroad during emergencies.
The museum finally repatriates the artifacts to their country of origin.
A note on using this word
Beyond people, "repatriate" is often used for returning cultural artifacts, remains, or profits earned abroad back to their country of origin.
Words with a similar meaning
returnssends home
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Words with an opposite meaning
exilesexpatriates
Another way to use it
2. noun
A person who has been sent back to their own country.
The repatriates were welcomed home after years working overseas.
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