Repatriate

2 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Repatriate \Re*pa"tri*ate\ (r?-p?"tr?-?t), v. t. [L. repatriare.
     See 1st {Repair}.]
     To restore to one's own country.
     [1913 Webster]

From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:



  repatriate
       n : a person who has returned to the country of origin or whose
           citizenship has been restored
       v 1: send someone back to his homeland against his will, as of
            refugees
       2: admit back into the country [ant: {expatriate}]