Definition of deport Deport

/dɪpɔˈɹt/ - [diport] - de•port

We found 11 definitions of deport from 6 different sources.

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What does deport mean?

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Verb

deports, deporting, deported  

deport - behave in a certain manner; "She carried herself well"; "he bore himself with dignity"; "They conducted themselves well during these difficult times"
  behave, acquit, bear, conduct, comport, carry
  bear, hold, carry move while holding up or supporting; "Bear gifts"; "bear a heavy load"; "bear news"; "bearing orders"
  act, move behave in a certain manner; show a certain behavior; conduct or comport oneself; "You should act like an adult"; "Don't behave like a fool"; "What makes her do this way?"; "The dog acts ferocious, but he is really afraid of people"
  fluster cause to be nervous or upset
  assert, put forward state categorically
  deal do business; offer for sale as for one's livelihood; "She deals in gold"; "The brothers sell shoes"
  walk around walk randomly; "We were walking around in the neighborhood to see whether we could find an open drugstore"
  posture, pose pretend to be someone you are not; sometimes with fraudulent intentions; "She posed as the Czar's daughter"
deport - expel from a country; "The poet was exiled because he signed a letter protesting the government's actions"
  expatriate, exile
  repatriate admit back into the country
  kick out, expel, throw out force to leave or move out; "He was expelled from his native country"
deport - hand over to the authorities of another country; "They extradited the fugitive to his native country so he could be tried there"
  extradite, deliver
  kick out, expel, throw out force to leave or move out; "He was expelled from his native country"
  repatriate admit back into the country
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Webster DictionaryWebster's Unabridged Dictionary 📘

  • deport (v. t.)
    To transport; to carry away; to exile; to send into banishment.
  • deport (v. t.)
    To carry or demean; to conduct; to behave; -- followed by the reflexive pronoun.
  • deport (n.)
    Behavior; carriage; demeanor; deportment.

OmegaWiki DictionaryOmegaWiki Dictionary Ω

  • deport
    To expel from a country.

Chambers DictionaryChamber's 20th Century Dictionary 📕

  • deport
    de-pōrt′, v.t. to transport, to exile: to behave.—ns. Deportā′tion, transportation, exile; Deport′ment, carriage, behaviour. [Fr.,—L. deportārede, away, and portāre, -ātum, to carry.]

Part of speech

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  • deport, verb, present, 1st person singular of deport (infinitive).
  • deport, verb (infinitive).

Pronunciation

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