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   deport

   /dɪˈpɔːt/

   verb

   • 1. expel (a foreigner) from a country, typically on the grounds of illegal status or for having committed a crime: "he was deported for violation of immigration laws" Similar expelbanishexiletransportexpatriateextraditerepatriateevictoustcast outthrow outturn outdrive outdrum outinformal:kick outboot outchuck outgive someone the bootsend packinggive someone their marching ordersthrow someone out on their earturf outgive someone the bum's rushdated:outostracizeOpposite admit
   • ▪ exile (a native) to another country: "he was deported to Turkey for his public condemnation of the Shah"
   • 2. conduct oneself in a specified manner: archaic "he has deported himself with great dignity" Similar behaveactperformconduct oneselfacquit oneselfbear oneselfcarry oneselfhold oneselfrare:comport oneself

   Word Origin late 16th century (in deport (sense 2)): from French déporter, from Latin deportare, from de- ‘away’ + portare ‘carry’.

   Derivatives

   • 1. deportable adjective

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   DEPORT definition: 1. to force someone to leave a country, especially someone who has no legal right to be there or…. Learn more.

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   The meaning of DEPORT is to send out of the country by legal deportation. How to use deport in a sentence. Synonym Discussion of Deport.

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   verb. to remove (an alien) forcibly from a country; expel. to carry (an inhabitant) forcibly away from his homeland; transport; exile; banish. to conduct, hold, or behave (oneself) in a specified manner.

6. www.collinsdictionary.com › dictionary › englishDEPORT definition and meaning | Collins English Dictionary

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   deport in British English. (dɪˈpɔːt ) verb (transitive) 1. to remove (an alien) forcibly from a country; expel. 2. to carry (an inhabitant) forcibly away from his or her homeland; transport; exile; banish. 3. to conduct, hold, or behave (oneself) in a specified manner.

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   To deport is to kick someone out of a country. Deporting is also to deliver a person to the authorities of another country. Although you might like to deport your little brother from your room, it’s something governments do.

8. www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com › definition › englishdeport verb - Definition, pictures, pronunciation and usage notes...

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   deport somebody to force somebody to leave a country, usually because they have broken the law or because they have no legal right to be there. He was convicted of drug offences and deported. Many refugees were forcibly deported back to the countries they had come from.