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

The administration needs to convince Americans that its priority actually is deporting criminals.

From The Wall Street Journal

KAMPALA, Uganda—Fifteen migrants the U.S. deported to Cameroon in recent weeks are being held in prisonlike conditions at a secret detention facility, according to lawyers for some of the deportees.

From The Wall Street Journal

The federal government tried to deport detainees who witnessed Lunas Campos’ last moments.

From Salon

Many of the 675,000 immigrants deported last year were working to build data centers, manufacturing plants, energy infrastructure and housing.

From The Wall Street Journal

“Extradite and deport both mean ‘send back,’ by the way.”

From Literature