Meaning of DEPORT
| Pronunciation: | | di'powrt
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- [v] expel from a country
- [v] hand over to the authorities of another country
- [v] behave in a certain manner; "She carried herself well"; "he bore himself with dignity"; "They conducted themselves well during these difficult times"
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| | Synonyms: | | acquit, bear, behave, carry, comport, conduct, deliver, exile, expatriate, extradite, surrender |
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| | Antonyms: | | repatriate | | |
| | See Also: | | act, assert, deal, expel, fluster, hold, kick out, move, pose, put forward, throw out, walk around | |
| Webster's 1913 Dictionary |
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\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.
\De*port"\, n.
Behavior; carriage; demeanor; deportment. [Obs.]
``Goddesslike deport.'' --Milton.
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