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deport (1)
de·port
[
di páwrt
]
(
past and past participle
de·port·ed
,
present participle
de·port·ing
,
3rd person present singular
de·ports
)
transitive verb
Definition:
1.
forcibly repatriate:
to force a foreign national to leave a country
2.
banish:
to expel or banish somebody from his or her own country
[
Mid-17th century. Via French< Latin
deportare
"carry off" <
portare
"carry"
]
de·port·a·ble
adjective
de·por·ta·tion
[
d pawr táysh'n
]
noun
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de·port·a·ble adjectivede·por·ta·tion [ d pawr táysh'n ] noun
