re·pa·tri·ate

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• re|pa|tri|ate — «ree PAY tree ayt», verb, at|ed, at|ing, noun. –v.t. 1. to send back to one s own country: »After peace was declared, refugees and prisoners of war were repatriated. 2. to restore to citizenship. 3. to restore to the country or people of orig …   Useful english dictionary

• e|lu|tri|ate — «ih LOO tree ayt», transitive verb, at|ed, at|ing. 1. to purify by washing or straining. 2. to separate the light and heavy particles of by straining. ╂[< Latin ēlūtriāre (with English ate1) < ēluere wash out < …   Useful english dictionary

• ex|pa|tri|ate — «verb. ehks PAY tree ayt; noun, adjective. ehks PAY tree iht, ayt», verb, at|ed, at|ing, noun, adjective. –v.t. 1. to force to leave one s country; banish; exile. 2. a) to withdraw ( …   Useful english dictionary

• pa|tri|ate — «PAY tree ayt», transitive verb, at|ed, at|ing. Canadian. to subject to patriation: »The Liberal leader proposed a scheme to immediately patriate the constitution, now lodged in Westminster, with provision for a referendum if the provinces can t… …   Useful english dictionary

• ex·pa·tri·ate — /ɛkˈspeıtrijət, Brit ɛkˈspætriət/ noun, pl ates [count] : a person who lives in a foreign country American expatriates living in Paris expatriate adj, always used before a noun expatriate writers …   Useful english dictionary

• ate — ab·bre·vi·ate; ac·cel·er·ate; acra·ni·ate; ac·u·ate; acu·le·ate; ac·yl·ate; adul·ter·ate; af·fec·tion·ate; af·fil·i·ate; ag·ate; ag·glom·er·ate; al·kyl·ate; al·lit·er·ate; am·mo·ni·ate; ap·pro·pri·ate; ar·che·go·ni·ate; as·cid·i·ate; as·per·ate;… …   English syllables

• tri|ra´di|ate´ly — tri|ra|di|ate «try RAY dee ayt», adjective. having or consisting of the rays; radiating in three directions from a central point. –tri|ra´di|ate´ly, adverb …   Useful english dictionary

• tri|ra|di|ate — «try RAY dee ayt», adjective. having or consisting of the rays; radiating in three directions from a central point. –tri|ra´di|ate´ly, adverb …   Useful english dictionary

• tri|fo|li|ate — «try FOH lee iht, ayt», adjective. 1. consisting of three leaves or leaflets (used chiefly, in the latter sense, of compound leaves, as a shortened form of trifoliolate). 2. having such leaves. Clover is trifoliate. ╂[< tri + Latin foliātus… …   Useful english dictionary

• tri|sul|cate — «try SUHL kayt», adjective. 1. Botany. having three sulci or grooves. 2. Zoology. divided into three digits, as a foot. ╂[< Latin trisulcus having three clefts (< tri three + sulcus furrow) + English ate 1] …   Useful english dictionary