deport

verb

de·​port di-ˈpȯrt How to pronounce deport (audio)
dē-
deported; deporting; deports
Synonyms of deportnext

transitive verb

1
[Latin deportare]
a
: to send out of the country by legal deportation
b
: to carry away
2
: to behave or comport (oneself) especially in accord with a code

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banish, exile, deport, transport mean to remove by authority from a state or country.

banish implies compulsory removal from a country not necessarily one's own.

banished for seditious activities

exile may imply compulsory removal or an enforced or voluntary absence from one's own country.

a writer who exiled himself for political reasons

deport implies sending out of the country an alien who has illegally entered or whose presence is judged inimical to the public welfare.

illegal aliens will be deported

transport implies sending a convicted criminal to an overseas penal colony.

a convict who was transported to Australia

behave, conduct, deport, comport, acquit mean to act or to cause oneself to do something in a certain way.

behave may apply to the meeting of a standard of what is proper or decorous.

the children behaved in church

conduct implies action or behavior that shows the extent of one's power to control or direct oneself.

conducted herself with unfailing good humor

deport implies behaving so as to show how far one conforms to conventional rules of discipline or propriety.

the hero deported himself in accord with the code of chivalry

comport suggests conduct measured by what is expected or required of one in a certain class or position.

comported themselves as gentlemen

acquit applies to action under stress that deserves praise or meets expectations.

acquitted herself well in her first assignment

Examples of deport in a Sentence

Thousands of immigrants had been illegally deported. deported them back to their country of birth
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In his campaign, Trump promised to wield tariffs more aggressively against U.S. trading partners, deport millions of undocumented immigrants and extend his 2017 tax cuts. —Tribune News Service, The Mercury News, 6 Nov. 2024 The campaign pledge with the greatest immediate impact will be his plan to deport millions of people who entered this country illegally. —Stephen Engelberg, ProPublica, 6 Nov. 2024 Trump has changed the conversation, promising to deport every immigrant in the country illegally − more than 11 million people. —David Jackson, USA TODAY, 5 Nov. 2024 Immigration also remains a critical issue for Trump, who has vowed to deport millions of undocumented migrants. —Time Staff, TIME, 5 Nov. 2024 See all Example Sentences for deport 

Word History

Etymology

Middle French deporter, from Latin deportare to carry away, from de- + portare to carry — more at fare

First Known Use

1598, in the meaning defined at sense 2

Time Traveler
The first known use of deport was in 1598

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deport

verb
de·​port di-ˈpō(ə)rt How to pronounce deport (audio)
-ˈpȯ(ə)rt
1
: to cause (oneself) to act in a certain way : conduct
deported themselves well in public
2
: to force (a person who is not a citizen) to leave a country
deportation
ˌdē-ˌpōr-ˈtā-shən
-ˌpȯr-
noun
deportee
ˌdē-ˌpōr-ˈtē
-ˌpȯr-
noun

Legal Definition

deport

transitive verb
de·​port di-ˈpōrt How to pronounce deport (audio)
: to send (an alien) out of a country by order of deportation compare exclude
deportable adjective

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