deport
pronunciation
How to pronounce deport in British English:
UK [dɪˈpɔːt]
How to pronounce deport in American English:
US [dɪˈpɔːrt]
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- Verb:
- behave in a certain manner
- hand over to the authorities of another country
- expel from a country
Word Origin
- deport
- deport: see port
- deport (v.1)
- late 15c., "to behave," from Old French deporter "behave, deport (oneself)" (12c.), also with a wide range of meanings in Old French, such as "be patient; take one's (sexual) pleasure with; amuse, entertain; remain, delay, tarry; cheer, console, treat kindly; put aside, cast off, send away," from de- "from, off" (see de-) + porter "to carry," from Latin portare "to carry" (see port (n.1)). Related: Deported; deporting.
- deport (v.2)
- "banish," 1640s, from French déporter, from Latin deportare "carry off, transport, banish, exile," from de- in its sense of "off, away" (see de-) + portare "to carry" (but associated by folk etymology with portus "harbor"); see port (n.1). Related: Deported; deporting.
Example
- 1. And france has sought to deport romanian gypsies .
- 2. Some western european governments have a simple solution : deport them .
- 3. Authorities don 't expect to charge or deport more drivers , the statement said .
- 4. If israel 's latest order to deport the hamas mps was intended to curb support for the movement , it has failed .
- 5. Riots erupted in kenya 's capital , nairobi , after the government said it would deport a jamaican muslim accused of extremism .