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to deport

to deport

182 5.5
To force someone to leave a country for legal or political reasons
  • verb
  • /dɪˈpɔrt/
  • Formal
translation icon : deportar
  • The government decided to deport him after his visa expired.
  • deport immigrants
  • deport migrants
  • arrest and deport

And then they they claim that they will deport people who are found to be.

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Examples

  • Many other John Frum leaders and supporters were also deported during this period.

    Academic text (1990)

  • As a rule, American authorities deport migrants to the nearest Mexican border city.

    Academic text (2011)

  • It's unlikely that the administration will go so far as to deport students, he says.

    Academic text (2017)

  • Best soon made plans to round up and deport the Danish Jews.

    Academic text (1999)

  • Your husband was deported because he was easy to find.

    GQ

  • The Justice Department is going to deport Santos.

    Ruby (1992)

  • This is what I have to tell you: We are being deported from Russia.

    Doctor Zhivago (1965)

  • A judge ordered that he be deported immediately, so he appealed the decision.

    Academic text (2017)

  • So then he was given a date where he would be deported to Kabul.

  • Nearly all fled or were deported to their deaths by the Nazis between 1933 and 1945.

    Academic text (1991)

Synonyms

to expel
vsto deport
194 5.0

Force someone to leave a place, such as a school or country, often by official order

is limited to official removal from a country rather than from any place or group
to banish
vsto deport
107 6.3

Force someone to leave a place or group and not let them return

is focused on official removal from a country rather than local punishment
to exile
vsto deport
46 5.6

To force someone to leave their country, often for political reasons

is done by authorities mainly for legal reasons rather than political punishment
to repatriate
vsto deport
13 7.4

To send someone back to their own country

is an official removal from a country rather than sending someone home
to expatriate
vsto deport
  • Formal
7.7

To force someone to leave their country as punishment

is the legal action usually carried out by state authorities rather than personal choice

Antonyms

to admit
188 1.6

Allow someone to enter a place

How Removed

to banish
107 6.3
to expel
194 5.0
to deport
  • Formal
182 5.5
to send packing
  • Informal
8 6.5
to repatriate
13 7.4

Surface Forms

deport infinitive
deported past
deported past participle
deporting present participle
deports third person singular

Morphology

deport = port (semi-transparent) = de + port

The elements de- ('away') + port ('carry') yield 'carry away' → 'expel', but 'port' meaning 'carry' is not a common standalone word for many learners and the legal sense is specialized.

Etymology

Deport comes from Latin parts de- 'away' and portare 'to carry', and you can see the same root in transport. So to deport someone is to 'carry them away' from a country, which explains why today it means to force someone to leave.