v. t. | 1. | To restore to one's own country. |
Noun | 1. | repatriate - a person who has returned to the country of origin or whose citizenship has been restored |
Verb | 1. | repatriate - send someone back to his homeland against his will, as of refugees |
2. | repatriate - admit back into the country Antonyms: exile, expatriate, deport - expel from a country; "The poet was exiled because he signed a letter protesting the government's actions" |