repatriate

Meanings

Noun

  • a person who has returned to the country of origin or whose citizenship has been restored.

Verb

  • To restore (a person) to his or her own country.
  • To return (artworks, museum exhibits, etc.) to their country of origin.
  • To convert a foreign currency into the currency of one's own country.

Origin

  • Latin repatriare, from re- + patria. Cognate to repair.

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