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Contraposition Posted 14 years ago
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I want to know the verb meaning 'to force sb to return to their own country'. I think I saw such a word in a dictionary but I can't remember it now. And I think it includes patr- (related to Latin patria) as a part.
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Hi,
I wouldn't say that 'repatriate' usually includes the idea of 'force'.
For example, a country may put a wounded or dead soldier on a plane and bring him home (repatriate him).
You might want to look at the word 'deport', although that w
I wouldn't say that 'repatriate' usually includes the idea of 'force'.
For example, a country may put a wounded or dead soldier on a plane and bring him home (repatriate him).
You might want to look at the word 'deport', although that w
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