Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of noun repatriate

1 sense of repatriate

Sense 1
repatriate -- (a person who has returned to the country of origin or whose citizenship has been restored)
       => citizen -- (a native or naturalized member of a state or other political community)

Antonyms of verb repatriate

1 of 2 senses of repatriate

Sense 2
repatriate -- (admit back into the country)
       Antonym of expatriate (Sense 1)
      => expatriate, deport, exile -- (expel from a country; "The poet was exiled because he signed a letter protesting the government's actions")

Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of verb repatriate

2 senses of repatriate

Sense 1
repatriate -- (send someone back to his homeland against his will, as of refugees)
       => extradite, deliver, deport -- (hand over to the authorities of another country; "They extradited the fugitive to his native country so he could be tried there")

Sense 2
repatriate -- (admit back into the country)
       => admit, allow in, let in, intromit -- (allow to enter; grant entry to; "We cannot admit non-members into our club building"; "This pipe admits air")

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