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de·port 
[di-pawrt, -pohrt] Pronunciation Key
[di-pawrt, -pohrt] Pronunciation Key –verb (used with object)
| 1. | to expel (an alien) from a country; banish. |
| 2. | to send or carry off; transport, esp. forcibly: The country deported its criminals. |
| 3. | to bear, conduct, or behave (oneself) in a particular manner. |
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| de·port
(dĭ-pôrt', -pōrt') Pronunciation Key
tr.v. de·port·ed, de·port·ing, de·ports
[French déporter, to banish, from Latin dēportāre, to carry away : dē-, de- + portāre, to carry; see per-2 in Indo-European roots. Sense 2, Middle English, from Old French deporter, to behave, from Latin dēportāre.] |
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The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
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The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
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Published by Houghton Mifflin Company. All rights reserved.
Online Etymology Dictionary - Cite This Source - Share This
deport
deport
1474, "behavior, bearing," from M.Fr. deporter "behave," from de- "thoroughly, formally" + porter "to carry, bear oneself;" original sense preserved in deportment (1601). Meaning "banish" is first recorded 1641, from Fr. déporter, from L. deportare "carry off, transport, banish;" associated by folk etymology with portus "harbor." Deportee first attested 1895.
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
WordNet - Cite This Source - Share This
| deport | |
verb | |
| 1. | behave in a certain manner; "She carried herself well"; "he bore himself with dignity"; "They conducted themselves well during these difficult times" [syn: behave] |
| 2. | hand over to the authorities of another country; "They extradited the fugitive to his native country so he could be tried there" [syn: extradite] |
| 3. | expel from a country; "The poet was exiled because he signed a letter protesting the government's actions" [syn: expatriate] [ant: repatriate] |
WordNet® 3.0, © 2006 by Princeton University.
Merriam-Webster's Dictionary of Law - Cite This Source - Share This
Main Entry: de·port
Pronunciation: di-'pOrt
Function: transitive verb
: to send (an alien) out of a country by order of deportation —compare EXCLUDE —de·port·able adjective
Main Entry: de·port
Pronunciation: di-'pOrt
Function: transitive verb
: to send (an alien) out of a country by order of deportation —compare EXCLUDE —de·port·able adjective
Merriam-Webster's Dictionary of Law, © 1996 Merriam-Webster, Inc.
U.S. Gazetteer - Cite This Source - Share This
Deport, TX (city, FIPS 20020) Location: 33.52907 N, 95.31745 W
Population (1990): 746 (311 housing units)
Area: 2.9 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)
Zip code(s): 75435
U.S. Gazetteer, U.S. Census Bureau
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary - Cite This Source - Share This
Deport
De*port"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Deported; p. pr. & vb. n. Deporting.] [F. d['e]porter to transport for life, OF., to divert, amuse, from L. deportare to carry away; de- + portare to carry. See Port demeanor.]1. To transport; to carry away; to exile; to send into banishment. He told us he had been deported to Spain. --Walsh. 2. To carry or demean; to conduct; to behave; -- followed by the reflexive pronoun. Let an ambassador deport himself in the most graceful manner befor a prince. --Pope.
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary, © 1996, 1998 MICRA, Inc.
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary - Cite This Source - Share This
Deport
De*port"\, n. Behavior; carriage; demeanor; deportment. [Obs.] "Goddesslike deport." --Milton.
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary, © 1996, 1998 MICRA, Inc.
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