deport

[dih-pawrt, -pohrt]

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.

deport

/ 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

Other Word Forms

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

Word History and Origins

Origin of deport¹

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

Word History and Origins

Origin of deport¹

C15: from French déporter, from Latin dēportāre to carry away, banish, from _de- + portāre to carry

Example Sentences

However, the Conservatives have argued it will not see enough migrants deported to act as a significant deterrent.

From BBC

Most of the prisoners, it was soon determined, had no criminal record; they had just been swept up and deported on the basis of tattoos and other physical characteristics.

From Salon

The Honduran government posted on X Sept. 1 that it had initiated efforts to coordinate the “safe return of minors deported from the United States.”

From Los Angeles Times

It is understood that formal removal directions have been issued to asylum seekers to say they will be deported to France within five days.

From BBC

The pair were arrested while on the run in the East African state of Tanzania in April 2023, and were deported.

From BBC