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de·port
(dĭ-pôrt′)tr.v. de·port·ed, de·port·ing, de·ports
1. To expel from a country: deported the foreigner who had entered the country illegally.
2. To behave or conduct (oneself) in a given manner; comport.
[French déporter, to banish, from Latin dēportāre, to carry away : dē-, de- + portāre, to carry; see per- in Indo-European roots. Sense 2, Middle English, from Old French deporter, to behave, from Latin dēportāre.]
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deport
(dɪˈpɔːt)vb (tr)
1. (Government, Politics & Diplomacy) to remove (an alien) forcibly from a country; expel
2. (Government, Politics & Diplomacy) to carry (an inhabitant) forcibly away from his or her homeland; transport; exile; banish
3. to conduct, hold, or behave (oneself) in a specified manner
[C15: from French déporter, from Latin dēportāre to carry away, banish, from de- + portāre to carry]
deˈportable adj
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de•port
(dɪˈpɔrt, -ˈpoʊrt)v.t.
1. to expel (an alien, etc.) from a country; banish.
2. to conduct or behave (oneself) in a particular manner.
[1475–85; < Middle French déporter < Latin dēportāre to convey; see port5]
de•port′a•ble, adj.
de•por•tee (ˌdi pɔrˈti, -poʊr-) n.
de•port′er, n.
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deport
- The earliest sense of deport was "bear with; refrain."See also related terms for refrain.
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deport
Past participle: deported
Gerund: deporting
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Verb | 1. | deport - behave in a certain manner; "She carried herself well"; "he bore himself with dignity"; "They conducted themselves well during these difficult times" carry, bear, hold - support or hold in a certain manner; "She holds her head high"; "He carried himself upright" fluster - be flustered; behave in a confused manner act, move - perform an action, or work out or perform (an action); "think before you act"; "We must move quickly"; "The governor should act on the new energy bill"; "The nanny acted quickly by grabbing the toddler and covering him with a wet towel" put forward, assert - insist on having one's opinions and rights recognized; "Women should assert themselves more!" deal - behave in a certain way towards others; "He deals fairly with his employees" walk around - behave in a certain manner or have certain properties; "He walks around with his nose in the air"; "She walks around with this strange boyfriend" |
2. | deport - hand over to the authorities of another country; "They extradited the fugitive to his native country so he could be tried there" repatriate - send someone back to his homeland against his will, as of refugees | |
3. | deport - expel from a country; "The poet was exiled because he signed a letter protesting the government's actions" |
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deport
verb expel, exile, throw out, oust, banish, expatriate, extradite, evict, send packing, show you the door a government decision to deport all illegal immigrants
deport yourself behave, act, conduct yourself, hold yourself, carry yourself, acquit yourself, bear yourself, comport yourself Try to deport yourselves like civilized human beings.
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deport
verb1. To force to leave a country or place by official decree:
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Translations
يَطْرُدُيَنْفي، يُبْعِد
deportovatvykázat
deportereudvise
karkottaa maasta
deportirati
deportál
vísa úr landi
国外退去させる
국외로 추방하다
trėmimas
deportēt, izsūtīt
deportovať
avvisa
เนรเทศออกจากประเทศ
trục xuất
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deport
[dɪˈpɔːrt] vt [+ criminal] → déporter, expulser; [+ illegal immigrant] → expulserto deport sb from [+ criminal] → expulser qn de; [+ illegal immigrant] → reconduire qn à la frontière de
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deport
vt prisoner → deportieren; foreign national → abschieben
vr (= behave) → sich benehmen or verhalten
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Collins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995
deport
(diˈpoːt) verb (of a government etc) to send (a person) out of the country eg because he has committed a crime or because he is not officially supposed to be there. He is being deported on a charge of murder.
ˌdeporˈtation (diːpoː-) nounKernerman English Multilingual Dictionary © 2006-2013 K Dictionaries Ltd.
deport
→ يَطْرُدُ deportovat deportere abschieben απελαύνω deportar karkottaa maasta déporter deportirati deportare 国外退去させる 국외로 추방하다 deporteren forvise deportować deportar высылать avvisa เนรเทศออกจากประเทศ sınır dışı etmek trục xuất 驱逐出境Multilingual Translator © HarperCollins Publishers 2009