repatriate

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repatriate - Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 :

  Repatriate \Re*pa"tri*ate\ (r?-p?"tr?-?t), v. t. [L. repatriare.
     See 1st Repair.]
     To restore to one's own country.
     [1913 Webster]

repatriate - WordNet (r) 2.1 (2005) :

  repatriate
      n 1: a person who has returned to the country of origin or whose
           citizenship has been restored
      v 1: send someone back to his homeland against his will, as of
           refugees
      2: admit back into the country [ant: deport, exile,
         expatriate]