repatriate
UK[ˌriːˈpæt.ri.eɪt]US[ˌriːˈpeɪ.tri.eɪt]
v
to send or bring someone back to their own country
v
to send money or other assets back to one's own country
Morpheme Breakdown
re
patri
ate
re
again
patri
fatherland
ate
verb suffix
Etymology
the word 'repatriate' is built from latin components. the prefix 're-' signifies a return to a previous state or place. the core root 'patri-' derives from 'patria', meaning 'fatherland', which itself originates from 'pater' (father), a term traceable to the proto-indo-european root ph₂tḗr. the verb-forming suffix '-ate' completes the construction. thus, the literal meaning 'to restore to the fatherland' evolved into the modern legal and financial senses of returning a person or assets to their country of origin.
Analysis
Structure: re (again) + patri (fatherland) + ate (verb suffix)
re- (latin prefix, meaning 'again' or 'back'); patri- (latin root from 'patria', meaning 'fatherland' or 'native country'); -ate (latin suffix used to form verbs)
Examples
the government helped to repatriate the refugees after the war.
the company plans to repatriate its overseas profits.
the museum agreed to repatriate the ancient artifacts to their country of discovery.