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   De·port

   /dəˈpôrt/

   

   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

   Scrabble Points: 9

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   • E

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   • P

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   • O

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   • R

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