Definitions

1. verb

to send or bring back (someone, especially a citizen) to their own country, especially after living abroad

“The government helped repatriate thousands of refugees who had fled the war.”

2. noun

a person who is sent or brought back to their own country, especially after living abroad

“Many repatriates struggled to adjust to life in their homeland after years abroad.”

3. verb

to take back or reclaim something, especially property or territory

“The country sought to repatriate the historical artifacts that had been looted during the war.”