repatriate

Noun · Verb

WordNet 3.0

Noun (1)

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

Verb (2)

  1. send someone back to his homeland against his will, as of refugees
  2. admit back into the country
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Webster's Dictionary (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]
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