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deport

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de·port  (d-pôrt, -prt)
tr.v. de·port·ed, de·port·ing, de·ports
1. To expel from a country. See Synonyms at banish.
2. To behave or conduct (oneself) in a given manner; comport.

[French déporter, to banish, from Latin dportre, to carry away : d-, de- + portre, to carry; see per-2 in Indo-European roots. Sense 2, Middle English, from Old French deporter, to behave, from Latin dportre.]

deport
Verb
1. to remove forcibly from a country
2. deport oneself to behave in a specified manner [Latin deportare to carry away, banish]
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Verb1.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"
posture, pose - behave affectedly or unnaturally in order to impress others; "Don't pay any attention to him--he is always posing to impress his peers!"; "She postured and made a total fool of herself"
2.deport - hand over to the authorities of another country; "They extradited the fugitive to his native country so he could be tried there"
expel, kick out, throw out - force to leave or move out; "He was expelled from his native country"
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"
expel, kick out, throw out - force to leave or move out; "He was expelled from his native country"

deport
Translations
Spanish deport [dɪˈpɔːt] vtdeportar
French deport [dɪˈpɔːt] vtdéporter, expulser
German deport [dɪˈpɔːt] vt (criminal) → deportieren;
(illegal immigrant) → abschieben

Italian deport [dɪˈpɔːt] vtdeportare; espellere

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I suppose you've received information, by bush-telegraph, that that third assistant understrapper and ex-sailorman at Tulagi is going to deport me as an undesirable immigrant.
``Well, you have said enough,'' answered the Templar; ``I will for a night put on the needful restraint, and deport me as meekly as a maiden; but as for the fear of his expelling us by violence, myself and squires, with Hamet and Abdalla, will warrant you against that disgrace.
I believe it is the duty of the Negro--as the greater part of the race is already doing--to deport himself modestly in regard to political claims, depending upon the slow but sure influences that proceed from the possession of property, intelligence, and high character for the full recognition of his political rights.
 
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