deport

[ dih-pawrt, -pohrt ]

verb (used with object)

1. to expel (an alien) from a country; banish.
2. to send or carry off; transport, especially forcibly:

   The country deported its criminals.

3. to bear, conduct, or behave (oneself ) in a particular manner.

deport

/ dɪˈpɔːt /

verb

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

Derived Forms

• deˈportable, adjective

Other Words From

• de·porta·ble adjective
• depor·tee noun
• de·porter noun
• nonde·porta·ble adjective
• nonde·ported adjective noun
• unde·ported adjective

Word History and Origins

Origin of deport¹

1475–85; < Middle French déporter < Latin dēportāre to carry away, banish oneself, equivalent to dē- de- + portāre to carry; port ⁵

Word History and Origins

Origin of deport¹

C15: from French déporter, from Latin dēportāre to carry away, banish, from de- + portāre to carry