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.
will repatriate
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future tenseof repatriate.future tense
Used to express actions, events, or states that have not yet occurred but are expected to happen.
Example Sentences
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The French Health Ministry said France will repatriate five citizens on Sunday.
From The Wall Street Journal ● May 10, 2026
U.S. officials said they are hoping that European allies will repatriate their nationals from the al-Hol refugee camp in Syria, which officials said has become a center of violence, misery and radicalization.
From Washington Post ● May 11, 2022
At the same time, it has reportedly set up temporary camps in border provinces for those who do cross over, though the government has said it will repatriate them when conditions improve.
From Washington Post ● Sep. 1, 2021
Vietnam will repatriate 120 construction workers infected with COVID-19 from Equatorial Guinea on Wednesday, according to state media.
From Reuters ● Jul. 29, 2020
It will repatriate four wounded Britons - another two are also expected to return home within 24 hours.
From BBC ● Jun. 29, 2015
