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.
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The renovation, which cost seventy million dollars, began in 2021, as a global campaign to decolonize Western museums was prompting some institutions to repatriate looted objects, and others to engage in tortured self-critique.
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Julian Lucas, New Yorker, 30 June 2025
Aid cuts by the Trump administration have compromised efforts within Syria to repatriate IS members living in prison camps across the country, and have led to major security lapses including smuggling of people out of camps holding IS members and their families.
—Sophie Clark, MSNBC Newsweek, 23 June 2025
Lungu died from an undisclosed illness at a hospital in South Africa early this month and the process to repatriate his body for burial in Zambia has been marred by a bitter feud between his family and the current Zambian government.
—Jacob Zimba, Los Angeles Times, 20 June 2025
In 2018, President Donald Trump and North Korea leader Kim Jong-un met in Singapore, where North Korea promised to repatriate remains from their archives and sent 55 boxes with remains.
—Ishani Desai, Sacbee.com, 19 June 2025
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Julian Lucas, New Yorker, 30 June 2025
Aid cuts by the Trump administration have compromised efforts within Syria to repatriate IS members living in prison camps across the country, and have led to major security lapses including smuggling of people out of camps holding IS members and their families.
—Sophie Clark, MSNBC Newsweek, 23 June 2025
Lungu died from an undisclosed illness at a hospital in South Africa early this month and the process to repatriate his body for burial in Zambia has been marred by a bitter feud between his family and the current Zambian government.
—Jacob Zimba, Los Angeles Times, 20 June 2025
In 2018, President Donald Trump and North Korea leader Kim Jong-un met in Singapore, where North Korea promised to repatriate remains from their archives and sent 55 boxes with remains.
—Ishani Desai, Sacbee.com, 19 June 2025
See All Example Sentences for repatriate
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“Repatriate.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/repatriate. Accessed 7 Jul. 2025.
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