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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Combined with 60 other items repatriated to Italy in 2023, the trove is worth more than $80 million.
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Sonja Anderson, Smithsonian Magazine, 31 May 2024
Matthew Miller, the State Department spokesman, said at the time that the two men were repatriated because security conditions negotiated between the United States and Oman at the time of their transfer, in 2017, had expired.
—Carol Rosenberg, New York Times, 21 May 2024
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Sonja Anderson, Smithsonian Magazine, 31 May 2024
Matthew Miller, the State Department spokesman, said at the time that the two men were repatriated because security conditions negotiated between the United States and Oman at the time of their transfer, in 2017, had expired.
—Carol Rosenberg, New York Times, 21 May 2024
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“Repatriate.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/repatriate. Accessed 5 Jun. 2024.
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