How to Pronounce "repatriate"
word
ɹiˈpeɪtɹiˌeɪt
ree-PAY-tree-ate
ɹiːˈpeɪ.tɹi.eɪt
ree-PAY-tree-ate
Definition
To send someone back to their own country, usually because they have been living or staying in a different country.
IPA Transcription
American English
ɹiˈpeɪtɹiˌeɪt
British English
ɹiːˈpeɪ.tɹi.eɪt
Simplified Pronunciation
US
ree-PAY-tree-ate
UK
ree-PAY-tree-ate
Listen in Context
The government wants to repatriate its citizens from the war zone.
They will repatriate the bodies of the victims to their families.
Many refugees hope to repatriate someday.
After the emergency, the embassy worked quickly to repatriate stranded tourists.