repatriate
verb
re·pa·tri·ate
(ˌ)rē-ˈpā-trē-ˌāt 
-ˈpa-
repatriated; repatriating
: to restore or return to the country of origin, allegiance, or citizenship
repatriate prisoners of war
Examples of repatriate in a Sentence
Countries are required to repatriate prisoners of war when conflict has ended.
Recent Examples on the Web
Earlier this month, the Coast Guard repatriated 65 Haitian migrants intercepted in The Bahamas.
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Syra Ortiz Blanes The Miami Herald (tns), arkansasonline.com, 28 Mar. 2024
In the three decades since the law was passed, the Illinois State Museum had made the remains of fewer than 200 individuals ready to repatriate.
—Julia Jacobs, New York Times, 25 Mar. 2024
In fiscal years 2023 and 2022, the Coast Guard repatriated 1,800 and 2,732 migrants to Haiti, respectively.
—Camilo Montoya-Galvez, CBS News, 19 Mar. 2024
Earlier this month, Guy Philippe, a rebel leader who was recently repatriated by the United States to Haiti after serving time for money laundering, called for a revolution.
—Caitlin Stephen Hu, CNN, 4 Mar. 2024
The story of the Afghan casualties, however, emerged from at least four cities across Iran — Tehran, Shiraz, Qum and Mashhad — where the bodies of the Afghans were quietly repatriated to their families, according to photos and videos on Iranian media.
—Farnaz Fassihi, New York Times, 19 Feb. 2024
For example, the U.S. funded the U.N. Relief and Rehabilitation Administration to help resettle displaced persons after World War II but resisted Soviet pressure to forcibly repatriate Soviet citizens.
—Kelsey Norman, The Conversation, 1 Feb. 2024
The museum initially cooperated with the U.S. attorney’s office in Manhattan and the New York office of Homeland Security Investigations on the return of 13 sculptures tied to Latchford before determining there were three more that should be repatriated.
—Maysoon Khan, Fortune, 18 Dec. 2023
Other conservation efforts have included protecting the rainforest habitats of cotton-top tamarins in Colombia through Proyecto Titi, repatriating white rhinos to Uganda, and reintroducing Puerto Rican crested toads back to the wild.
—USA TODAY, 25 Feb. 2024
Syra Ortiz Blanes The Miami Herald (tns), arkansasonline.com, 28 Mar. 2024
In the three decades since the law was passed, the Illinois State Museum had made the remains of fewer than 200 individuals ready to repatriate.
—Julia Jacobs, New York Times, 25 Mar. 2024
In fiscal years 2023 and 2022, the Coast Guard repatriated 1,800 and 2,732 migrants to Haiti, respectively.
—Camilo Montoya-Galvez, CBS News, 19 Mar. 2024
Earlier this month, Guy Philippe, a rebel leader who was recently repatriated by the United States to Haiti after serving time for money laundering, called for a revolution.
—Caitlin Stephen Hu, CNN, 4 Mar. 2024
The story of the Afghan casualties, however, emerged from at least four cities across Iran — Tehran, Shiraz, Qum and Mashhad — where the bodies of the Afghans were quietly repatriated to their families, according to photos and videos on Iranian media.
—Farnaz Fassihi, New York Times, 19 Feb. 2024
For example, the U.S. funded the U.N. Relief and Rehabilitation Administration to help resettle displaced persons after World War II but resisted Soviet pressure to forcibly repatriate Soviet citizens.
—Kelsey Norman, The Conversation, 1 Feb. 2024
The museum initially cooperated with the U.S. attorney’s office in Manhattan and the New York office of Homeland Security Investigations on the return of 13 sculptures tied to Latchford before determining there were three more that should be repatriated.
—Maysoon Khan, Fortune, 18 Dec. 2023
Other conservation efforts have included protecting the rainforest habitats of cotton-top tamarins in Colombia through Proyecto Titi, repatriating white rhinos to Uganda, and reintroducing Puerto Rican crested toads back to the wild.
—USA TODAY, 25 Feb. 2024
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“Repatriate.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/repatriate. Accessed 19 Apr. 2024.
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