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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On Friday, prosecutors requested that a judge dismiss the case, writing that upon being released on bond earlier Friday, he was detained on civil immigration violations and repatriated to Mexico.
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Alex Riggins, San Diego Union-Tribune, 11 July 2025
According to the main Ukrainian authority dealing with such swaps, no date had been set for repatriating the bodies.
—Arkansas Online, 9 June 2025
And to ensure that foreign profits that had not yet been taxed didn't completely escape tax, the new law imposed a tax on existing foreign profits that had not yet been repatriated.
—Kelly Phillips Erb, Forbes.com, 14 May 2025
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.
—Julian Lucas, New Yorker, 30 June 2025
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Alex Riggins, San Diego Union-Tribune, 11 July 2025
According to the main Ukrainian authority dealing with such swaps, no date had been set for repatriating the bodies.
—Arkansas Online, 9 June 2025
And to ensure that foreign profits that had not yet been taxed didn't completely escape tax, the new law imposed a tax on existing foreign profits that had not yet been repatriated.
—Kelly Phillips Erb, Forbes.com, 14 May 2025
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.
—Julian Lucas, New Yorker, 30 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 18 Jul. 2025.
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