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

Two of his former gardeners have since been deported.

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Prominent Haitian businessman Dmitri Vorbe, accused of backing gangs, was arrested in the United States in September and deported to his homeland.

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Many were later denied jobs, housing and NHS treatment and some were wrongly deported because the Home Office failed to keep records or issue paperwork confirming their indefinite leave to remain.

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In just a few months, the two women could be deported.

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Singapore’s Immigration and Checkpoints Authority has deported and barred 26-year-old Johnson Wen from reentering the country after he crashed the yellow carpet and accosted star Ariana Grande, according to several reports.

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