Yahoo Canada Web Search

Search results

1. Dictionary

   deport

   /dɪˈpɔːt/

   verb

   • 1. expel (a foreigner) from a country, typically on the grounds of illegal status or for having committed a crime: "he was deported for violation of immigration laws" Similar expelbanishexiletransportexpatriateextraditerepatriateevictoustcast outthrow outturn outdrive outdrum outinformal:kick outboot outchuck outgive someone the bootsend packinggive someone their marching ordersthrow someone out on their earturf outgive someone the bum's rushdated:outostracizeOpposite admit
   • ▪ exile (a native) to another country: "he was deported to Turkey for his public condemnation of the Shah"
   • 2. conduct oneself in a specified manner: archaic "he has deported himself with great dignity" Similar behaveactperformconduct oneselfacquit oneselfbear oneselfcarry oneselfhold oneselfrare:comport oneself

   Word Origin late 16th century (in deport (sense 2)): from French déporter, from Latin deportare, from de- ‘away’ + portare ‘carry’.

   Derivatives

   • 1. deportable adjective

   Scrabble Points: 9

   • D

     2

   • E

     1

   • P

     3

   • O

     1

   • R

     1

   • T

     1

   Powered by Oxford Dictionaries

   More definitions, origin and scrabble points

2. dictionary.cambridge.org › dictionary › englishDEPORT | English meaning - Cambridge Dictionary

   dictionary.cambridge.org › dictionary › english

   • Cached

   DEPORT definition: 1. to force someone to leave a country, especially someone who has no legal right to be there or…. Learn more.

3. www.merriam-webster.com › dictionary › deportDeport Definition & Meaning - Merriam-Webster

   www.merriam-webster.com › dictionary › deport

   • Cached

   The meaning of DEPORT is to send out of the country by legal deportation. How to use deport in a sentence. Synonym Discussion of Deport.

4. www.dictionary.com › browse › deportDEPORT Definition & Meaning | Dictionary.com

   www.dictionary.com › browse › deport

   • Cached

   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.

5. dictionary.cambridge.org › us › dictionaryDEPORT | definition in the Cambridge English Dictionary

   dictionary.cambridge.org › us › dictionary

   • Cached

   DEPORT meaning: 1. to force someone to leave a country, especially someone who has no legal right to be there or…. Learn more.

6. www.vocabulary.com › dictionary › deportDeport - Definition, Meaning & Synonyms - Vocabulary.com

   www.vocabulary.com › dictionary › deport

   To deport is to kick someone out of a country. Deporting is also to deliver a person to the authorities of another country. Although you might like to deport your little brother from your room, it’s something governments do.

7. www.collinsdictionary.com › dictionary › englishDEPORT definition and meaning | Collins English Dictionary

   www.collinsdictionary.com › dictionary › english

   • Cached

   3 meanings: 1. to remove (an alien) forcibly from a country; expel 2. to carry (an inhabitant) forcibly away from his or her.... Click for more definitions.

8. www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com › definition › englishdeport verb - Definition, pictures, pronunciation and usage notes...

   www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com › definition › english

   • Cached

   deport. deport somebody to force somebody to leave a country, usually because they have broken the law or because they have no legal right to be there. He was convicted of drug offences and deported. Many refugees were forcibly deported back to the countries they had come from.

9. www.collinsdictionary.com › us › dictionaryDEPORT - All you need to know about it | Collins English ...

   www.collinsdictionary.com › us › dictionary

   • Cached

   Definitions of 'deport' If a government deports someone, usually someone who is not a citizen of that country, it sends them out of the country because they have committed a crime or because it believes they do not have the right to be there. [...] More. Conjugations of 'deport' present simple: I deport, you deport [...]

10. www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com › us › definitiondeport verb - Definition, pictures, pronunciation and usage notes...

    www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com › us › definition

    • Cached

    to force someone to leave a country, usually because they have broken the law or because they have no legal right to be there He was convicted of drug offenses and deported. Definition of deport verb in Oxford Advanced American Dictionary.

11. dictionary.cambridge.org › dictionary › learner-englishDEPORT | meaning - Cambridge Learner's Dictionary - Cambridge ...

    dictionary.cambridge.org › dictionary › learner-english

    • Cached

    DEPORT definition: to force a foreign person to leave a country: . Learn more.