repatriating (C1)
verb
Pronunciation: /riːˈpeɪtriˌeɪtɪŋ/
Definition
Sending or bringing back a person or a thing to their country of origin or citizenship.
Examples
The airline specializes in repatriating pets for military families.
Efforts are underway to repatriate refugees who fled the conflict.
The museum is considering repatriating artifacts that were taken during colonial times.
How to Use repatriating
- repatriating to (prepositional phrase)
- Returning to a specific country or place. — "They are repatriating to their ancestral homeland after years abroad."
- repatriating from (prepositional phrase)
- Returning from a specific country or place. — "The process of repatriating from the war-torn region was slow and difficult."
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