deport

American  

[dih-pawrt, -pohrt] / dɪˈpɔrt, -ˈpoʊrt /

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.

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deport British  

/ 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

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Other Word Forms

• deportable adjective
• deportee noun
• deporter noun
• nondeportable adjective
• nondeported adjective
• undeported adjective

Etymology

Origin of deport

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

Example Sentences

Officials on the Indonesian island have confirmed Lyons - who was the subject of an Interpol alert - will be deported on Wednesday.

From BBC

Four left voluntarily after learning Canada intended to remove them, one was deported, and immigration proceedings are ongoing against others.

From Barron's

The judge said her sentence reached the threshold for Mulakhil to be deported after it had been served.

From BBC

“Many people who are being deported currently have lived in the United States for 10 to 20 years,” she said.

From Los Angeles Times

In response to questions, Department of Homeland Security spokesperson Lauren Bis said in a statement that Immigration and Customs Enforcement “does NOT deport United States citizens or separate families,”

From Salon