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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Mary Veloso, a Filipino death-row drug convict, will return home by the end of the month after officials in Indonesia and the Philippines signed a deal to repatriate her, said Raul Vasquez, the undersecretary at the Department of Justice of the Philippines.
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Democrat-Gazette Staff From Wire Reports, arkansasonline.com, 7 Dec. 2024
In October, the government introduced a policy requiring exporters to repatriate 25 percent of their foreign exchange revenue instead of 50 percent.
—Yaakov Katz, Newsweek, 28 Nov. 2024
Because the investigation found 74 marked and unmarked burial sites at 65 of those schools, the department also proposed identifying and repatriating the remains of those children.
—Alayna Alvarez, Axios, 8 Aug. 2024
China has disclosed that the United States has repatriated four Chinese nationals to Beijing as part of a diplomatic agreement which has also led to the freeing of three Americans who were previously imprisoned in China for years.
—Yaakov Katz, Newsweek, 28 Nov. 2024
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Democrat-Gazette Staff From Wire Reports, arkansasonline.com, 7 Dec. 2024
In October, the government introduced a policy requiring exporters to repatriate 25 percent of their foreign exchange revenue instead of 50 percent.
—Yaakov Katz, Newsweek, 28 Nov. 2024
Because the investigation found 74 marked and unmarked burial sites at 65 of those schools, the department also proposed identifying and repatriating the remains of those children.
—Alayna Alvarez, Axios, 8 Aug. 2024
China has disclosed that the United States has repatriated four Chinese nationals to Beijing as part of a diplomatic agreement which has also led to the freeing of three Americans who were previously imprisoned in China for years.
—Yaakov Katz, Newsweek, 28 Nov. 2024
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“Repatriate.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/repatriate. Accessed 30 Dec. 2024.
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