repatriate Meaning, Definition & Usage

  1. noun a person who has returned to the country of origin or whose citizenship has been restored
  2. verb send someone back to his homeland against his will, as of refugees
  3. verb admit back into the country

WordNet


Re*pa"tri*ate transitive verb
Etymology
L. repatriare. See 1st Repair.
Definitions
  1. To restore to one's own country.

Webster 1913