Repatriate
Meaning of Repatriate
To send someone back to their own country.
ما معنى كلمة Repatriate بالعربي؟
يُعيد شخصاً إلى وطنه الأصلي
🛫🏠 يُعيد شخصاً إلى وطنه الأصلي؛ يُرجع المواطنين من الخارج لبلدهم؛ عملية إعادة للأشخاص أو الأموال أو الممتلكات إلى البلد الأصلي بعد فترة غياب أو نفي أو استثمار خارجي 🛫🏠
قصة GL: إعادة المعرفة والخبرات المُكتسبة في الخارج للوطن - يُرجع المواطنين المُطورين، عملية الإعادة التي يُحققها التعلم الجيني لنقل التقنيات المُتقدمة للمجتمع المحلي 🌍
Synonyms & related words
Repatriate in a sentence
Repatriate studies compared returning workers' adaptation.
Profits were repatriated to the parent company.
The court ordered the repatriation of the funds.
Students read how sailors were repatriated.
Origin of Repatriate
From Late Latin repatriare, from re- + patria 'fatherland'.
In the Genetic Learning (GL) context
In Genetic Learning work led by Naif Talal Al-Essa, repatriate applies to people and money. GL finance papers use it for profits.
Repatriate audio micro-course (transcript)
Podcast 1 — Introduction & meaning
Narrator: Today's word is "Repatriate" — verb, pronounced /ˌriːˈpætrieɪt/, with the stress on "pa".
Narrator: To repatriate is to return a person, money or artefact to their country of origin.
Narrator: In plain English, you repatriate a prisoner of war by sending them home, or repatriate profits from abroad.
Narrator: It comes from the Latin repatriare, from re- meaning back, and patria, meaning homeland.
Narrator: "To repatriate remains" describes sending a soldier's body home for burial.
Narrator: It differs from deport because repatriate means returning to one's own country, whereas deport means expelling from a country.
Narrator: "To repatriate funds" is a finance sense meaning bringing money back from a foreign account.
Narrator: Diplomacy, the military, finance and museums all rely on the word repatriate.
Narrator: So remember: to repatriate is to send home, from the Latin for back to the homeland.
Read podcasts 2 and 3
Podcast 2 — In conversation
Speaker A: What does repatriate mean?
Speaker B: Sending home! REPATRIATE comes from the Latin repatriare, back to the homeland, so it means returning someone or something to their country of origin.
Speaker A: So you repatriate prisoners of war?
Speaker B: Yes — and museum artefacts too!
Speaker A: Example sentences?
Speaker B: "Repatriate the remains"; "repatriate profits"; "repatriated citizens" — military, finance and people.
Speaker A: Common mistakes?
Speaker B: Don't confuse repatriate with deport, because repatriate means return home, while deport means expel.
Speaker A: Close relatives?
Speaker B: 'Return' the plain cousin, 'extradite' the legal twin, 'reclaim' the formal alternative. The word keeps its homeward charm!
Podcast 3 — Prompt engineering
Speaker B: Let's use "repatriate" in AI prompts — useful for diplomacy apps and museum tools.
Speaker A: So a prompt could frame a return?
Speaker B: Right. For a diplomacy app, you'd write:
Prompt: Write a short news summary of a country repatriating citizens from a conflict zone, naming one method.
Speaker A: How about a museum tool?
Speaker B: Ask the model to frame a policy:
Prompt: Draft a policy on repatriating looted artefacts, naming two criteria for a claim.
Speaker A: Could it help with a finance bot?
Speaker B: Yes, you can frame tax:
Prompt: Summarise in two sentences what repatriating profits means for tax, naming one rule.
Speaker A: One more?
Speaker B: For a military chatbot, try this:
Prompt: Write a short guide on repatriating fallen soldiers, naming one protocol.
Frequently asked questions about Repatriate
What does Repatriate mean?
To send someone back to their own country.
ما معنى كلمة Repatriate بالعربي؟
يُعيد شخصاً إلى وطنه الأصلي — 🛫🏠 يُعيد شخصاً إلى وطنه الأصلي؛ يُرجع المواطنين من الخارج لبلدهم؛ عملية إعادة للأشخاص أو الأموال أو الممتلكات إلى البلد الأصلي بعد فترة غياب أو نفي أو استثمار خارجي 🛫🏠
How do you pronounce Repatriate?
Repatriate is pronounced /riːˈpætrieɪt/ and is used as a verb.
How is Repatriate used in a sentence?
Repatriate studies compared returning workers' adaptation.
What are synonyms of Repatriate?
send home, return, deport, bring home, extradite (loosely), restore to homeland.