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.
is repatriating
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present progressiveof repatriate (3rd person singular).present progressive
Used to describe an ongoing action or state that is currently taking place in the immediate present.
Example Sentences
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Sri Lanka is repatriating on Friday the remains of 84 Iranian sailors who perished when their frigate was sunk nine days ago by a US submarine, the Foreign Ministry said.
From Barron's ● Mar. 13, 2026
El Salvador is repatriating dozens of detained Venezuelans in exchange for US nationals held in Venezuela, the governments of the US and El Salvador announced on Friday.
From BBC ● Jul. 18, 2025
President Claudia Sheinbaum has acknowledged that her country is receiving non-Mexican deportees and is repatriating some to their homelands.
From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 4, 2025
President Joe Biden's administration has said its top priority is repatriating Americans and green card holders unable to leave Afghanistan in the U.S. evacuation operation last month.
From Reuters ● Sep. 29, 2021
If Turkey is repatriating foreign fighters, will it provide the governments of the receiving countries with the documents needed to try them in a court of law?
From Washington Times ● Nov. 20, 2019
