repatriate

UK/ˌri:'pætrieɪt/US/ri:'pætrieit/

IELTSGREC2

Definitions

To send or bring someone or something back to their own country.

遣返；送回本国。

A person who has been returned to their homeland.

被遣返者，归国者。

Root Breakdown

Root-derived

re-again, back

patrifather

-ateto make, having

=repatriate

re- (back) + patri (fatherland) + -ate = to bring back to the fatherland. The mirror image of expatriate: one goes out, the other comes back. Used for refugees, soldiers, funds, and cultural artifacts being returned home.

Root patr still carries 26 more words

Common Collocations

1.repatriate refugees遣返难民
2.repatriate funds汇回资金
3.repatriate remains送回遗骸
4.voluntary repatriation自愿遣返

Example Sentences

1.
The government agreed to repatriate the refugees voluntarily.
2.
The museum will repatriate the stolen artifacts.
3.
Companies often repatriate profits earned overseas.

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