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Noun: repatriate  ree'pey-tree-ut
  1. A person who has returned to the country of origin or whose citizenship has been restored
Verb: repatriate  ree'pey-tree`eyt or ree'pa-tree`eyt
  1. Send someone back to his homeland against his will, as of refugees
     
  2. Admit back into the country

Derived forms: repatriated, repatriates, repatriating

See also: repatriation

Type of: admit, allow in, citizen, deliver, deport, extradite, intromit, let in

Antonym: expatriate

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