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deport
[dih-pawrt, -pohrt]
verb (used with object)
to expel (an alien) from a country; banish.
to send or carry off; transport, especially forcibly.
The country deported its criminals.
to bear, conduct, or behave (oneself ) in a particular manner.
deport
/ ɪˈɔː /
verb
to remove (an alien) forcibly from a country; expel
to carry (an inhabitant) forcibly away from his homeland; transport; exile; banish
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
- ˈǰٲ adjective
Word History and Origins
Word History and Origins
Origin of deport1
Example Sentences
Incensed by what he saw as the government’s failure to fulfill its promise to arrest and deport immigrants in the country illegally, he “eviscerated everyone,” according to one official who spoke to the Washington Examiner.
Eight years ago, Saldana was arrested for a violent crime, but the criminal charges were dropped and he was subsequently deported, Medina said.
High school graduation in this Latino enclave was all-American in spirit, but embodied defiance toward federal officials trying to deport unauthorized immigrants.
On Thursday, he suggested in his own jumbled way that perhaps deporting thousands of the state’s farm and hospitality workers might cause pain to his friends, their employers.
“We’ve had other administrations deport people, but not like this,” she said, referencing this month’s immigration enforcement that has swept up families at homes, in workplaces and while in vehicles.
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