deport
verb
de·port di-ˈpȯrt 
dē-
deported; deporting; deports
transitive verb
1
[Latin deportare]
a
: to send out of the country by legal deportation
b
: to carry away
2
: to behave or comport (oneself) especially in accord with a code
Synonyms
- banish
- displace
- exile
- expatriate
- relegate
- transport
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Example Sentences
Thousands of immigrants had been illegally deported. deported them back to their country of birth
Recent Examples on the Web The party is vowing to limit asylum approval to a bare minimum and to deport any migrants or refugees who commit crimes. 
Vanessa Gera And Jan M. Olsen, The Christian Science Monitor, 16 Sep. 2022 Because of this pending motion, his attorney was shocked that ICE chose to deport him. San Diego Union-Tribune, 22 July 2022 Through multiple regulations and international deals, the Trump administration limited asylum eligibility and allowed border officials to quickly deport migrants or require them to wait in Mexico for their hearings. Camilo Montoya-galvez, CBS News, 2 June 2022 If the federal government won’t deport them, Texas must.@GregAbbott_TX - send them back to Mexico. Michael Murney, Chron, 8 July 2022 The administration recently employed the policy to deport Haitians who had crossed into the U.S. from Mexico, notes The Hill. Brigid Kennedy, The Week, 4 Oct. 2021 That means immigration officials will have less discretion in determining who to detain and deport. John Fritze, USA TODAY, 21 July 2022 The state of Texas does not have the power to deport. Arelis R. Hernández, Washington Post, 8 July 2022 At the time that the formal charges were made, it was reported that the court could also decide to deport Wu. Patrick Frater, Variety, 11 June 2022 See More
Vanessa Gera And Jan M. Olsen, The Christian Science Monitor, 16 Sep. 2022 Because of this pending motion, his attorney was shocked that ICE chose to deport him. San Diego Union-Tribune, 22 July 2022 Through multiple regulations and international deals, the Trump administration limited asylum eligibility and allowed border officials to quickly deport migrants or require them to wait in Mexico for their hearings. Camilo Montoya-galvez, CBS News, 2 June 2022 If the federal government won’t deport them, Texas must.@GregAbbott_TX - send them back to Mexico. Michael Murney, Chron, 8 July 2022 The administration recently employed the policy to deport Haitians who had crossed into the U.S. from Mexico, notes The Hill. Brigid Kennedy, The Week, 4 Oct. 2021 That means immigration officials will have less discretion in determining who to detain and deport. John Fritze, USA TODAY, 21 July 2022 The state of Texas does not have the power to deport. Arelis R. Hernández, Washington Post, 8 July 2022 At the time that the formal charges were made, it was reported that the court could also decide to deport Wu. Patrick Frater, Variety, 11 June 2022 See More Word History
Etymology
Middle French deporter, from Latin deportare to carry away, from de- + portare to carry — more at fare
First Known Use
1598, in the meaning defined at sense 2
Kids Definition
deport
verb
de·port di-ˈpȯrt
deported; deporting
1
: behave sense 1, conduct
The children deported themselves well.
2
: to force (a person who is not a citizen) to leave a country
Legal Definition
deport
transitive verb
de·port di-ˈpōrt
: to send (an alien) out of a country by order of deportation compare exclude
deported
verb
1
as in exiled
to force to leave a country deported them back to their country of birth Synonyms & Similar Words
Relevance
- exiled
- banished
- evicted
- relegated
- transported
- expatriated
- expelled
- displaced
- excluded
- dismissed
- eliminated
- ejected
- ostracized
- excommunicated
- expulsed
- dispossessed
- ousted
- kicked out
- ran out
- cast out
- rejected
- spurned
- repudiated
- threw out
Antonyms & Near Antonyms
- admitted
- received
- repatriated
- accepted
- naturalized
- entertained
- housed
- took in
- sheltered
- harbored
2
as in acquitted
to manage the actions of (oneself) in a particular way deported herself with grace and propriety at the country club cotillion Synonyms & Similar Words
- acquitted
- behaved
- carried
- restrained
- conducted
- composed
- demeaned
- contained
- handled
- quitted
- bore
- collected
- quit
- repressed
- checked
- comported
- controlled
- constrained
- inhibited
- curbed
- quieted
- played
- tempered
- acted
- modulated
- moderated
- impersonated
Antonyms & Near Antonyms
- misbehaved
- misconducted
- cut up
- acted up
- carried on
- coopted
- coopting
- cooptions
- coopts
- coordinances
- coordinate
- coordinate (with)
- coordinate bond
- coordinate clause
- coordinate geometry
- coordinate paper
- coordinate space
- coordinate system
- coordinate with
- coordinated
- coordinated (with)
- Coordinated Universal Time
- coordinated with
- coordinately
- coordinateness
- coordinatenesses
- coordinates
- coordinates (with)
- coordinates with
- coordinating