repatriate

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re·pa·tri·ate / rēˈpātrēˌāt; rēˈpa-/ • v. [tr.] send (someone) back to their own country: the government sought to repatriate thousands of Albanian refugees. ∎  send or bring (money) back to one's own country: foreign firms would be permitted to repatriate all profits.• n. a person who has been repatriated.DERIVATIVES: re·pa·tri·a·tion / ˌrēˌpātrēˈāshən; ˌrēˌpa-/ n.

repatriate

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repatriate XVII. f. pp. stem of late L. repatriāre go back home, in medL. causative, f. RE- + patria native land, sb. use of patrius, f. pater FATHER; see -ATE2.
So repatriation XVI. — medL.

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