DEPORT

expatriate, deport, exile

(verb) expel from a country; “The poet was exiled because he signed a letter protesting the government’s actions”

extradite, deliver, deport

(verb) hand over to the authorities of another country; “They extradited the fugitive to his native country so he could be tried there”

behave, acquit, bear, deport, conduct, comport, carry

(verb) behave in a certain manner; “She carried herself well”; “he bore himself with dignity”; “They conducted themselves well during these difficult times”

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Verb

deport (third-person singular simple present deports, present participle deporting, simple past and past participle deported)

(reflexive, now rare) To comport (oneself); to behave.

(transitive) To evict, especially from a country.

Anagrams

• de trop, ported, red top, red-top, redtop, troped

Source: Wiktionary


De*port", v. t. [imp. & p. p. Deported; p. pr. & vb. n. Deporting.] Etym: [F. déporter 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.

De*port", n.

Definition: Behavior; carrige; demeanor; deportment. [Obs.] "Goddesslike deport." Milton.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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