deport

C2+ Topic:Places & Geography

US /dɪˈpɔrt/ UK /dɪˈpɔːt/ See IPA manual

verb

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verb
to expel a foreigner from a country, typically on legal grounds

Authorities moved to deport the migrants who had overstayed their visas.

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1 verb · to expel a foreigner from a... expel banish exileextraditeoust expatriate remove

Opposites

admit import naturalize welcome

Word family

Derived forms deportationdeporteedeportmentdeported

Related forms import export transport portable

Etymology

From French déporter, from Latin deportare ('to carry off, banish'), from de- ('away') plus portare ('to carry').

deportare Latin portare Latin

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# deport

**Type:** Word
**Level:** C2+
**Part of speech:** verb
**IPA (US):** dɪˈpɔrt
**IPA (UK):** dɪˈpɔːt

## Meanings
1. to expel a foreigner from a country, typically on legal grounds

## Examples
- Authorities moved to deport the migrants who had overstayed their visas.

## Synonyms
- expel
- banish
- exile
- extradite
- oust
- expatriate
- remove

## Antonyms
- admit
- import
- naturalize
- welcome

## Derived Forms
- deportation
- deportee
- deportment
- deported

## Related Forms
- import
- export
- transport
- portable

## Roots and Affixes
- Root: deportare
- Root: portare

## Etymology
From French déporter, from Latin deportare ('to carry off, banish'), from de- ('away') plus portare ('to carry').

## AI Etymology
Deport is from French déporter, from Latin deportare ('to carry off, banish'), from de- ('away') plus portare ('to carry'). Important recorded forms include deportare (Latin) and portare (Latin). The current sense covers to expel a foreigner from a country, typically on legal grounds. The wider family includes derived forms such as deportation, deportee, deportment, and deported and related words such as import, export, transport, and portable.

## Topics
- Places & Geography

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