1. to send or bring someone back to their own country

1. a person who has been returned to their own country

Examples

• The government agreed to repatriate the refugees after the war ended.
• Diplomats worked to repatriate prisoners of war.
• The company will repatriate its overseas profits.
• Many repatriates struggled to readjust to life in their home country.
• The embassy helped repatriate citizens stranded abroad.
• As a repatriate, she found it difficult to reconnect with old friends.
• The airline offered to repatriate passengers at no extra cost.