repatriate
verb (used with object)
to bring or send back (a person, especially a prisoner of war, a refugee, etc.) to their country or land of citizenship.
had repatriated
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past perfectof repatriate.past perfect
Used to express a completed action that took place before another specific past action occurred.
Example Sentences
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Peru’s foreign ministry confirmed Saturday via social media that it had repatriated the children back to Los Angeles via Mexico City to be reunited with their mother’s family.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 19, 2025
On Monday, they announced they had repatriated another 2,349 people.
From Seattle Times ● Oct. 22, 2023
Of those, Homeland Security said it had repatriated 38,400 between May 12 and June 2, or about 1,750 a day.
From Washington Times ● Jun. 6, 2023
Bush in June 2004, the United States had repatriated him to his native England with four other British citizens.
From New York Times ● Jan. 11, 2023
Jovenel Moise, asked why the medical charity MSF had repatriated 17 of its staff members.
From BBC ● Feb. 17, 2018
