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   repatriate

   /ˌriːˈpatrɪeɪt/

   verb

   • 1. send (someone) back to their own country: "the last German POWs were repatriated in November 1948"
   • ▪ return to one's own country: "the majority came to America as migrant workers who intended to repatriate to Hungary"
   • ▪ send or bring (money) back to one's own country: "foreign firms would be permitted to repatriate all profits"

   noun

   • 1. a person who has been repatriated.

   Word Origin early 17th century (earlier (late 16th century) as repatriation): from late Latin repatriat- ‘returned to one's country’, from the verb repatriare, from re- ‘back’ + Latin patria ‘native land’.

   Scrabble Points: 12

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