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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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