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de·port
 deport
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- pronunciation:
- dih
port
- features:
- Word Combinations (verb), Word Explorer, Word Parts
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transitive verb |
| inflections: |
deports, deporting, deported |
| definition: |
to eject from a country under the law.
The illegal aliens lived in constant fear of being deported.Many criminals were deported instead of being imprisoned.- synonyms:
- banish, exile, expatriate
- similar words:
- displace, eject, evict, expel, extradite, kick out, ostracize, oust
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| related words: |
banish, transport |
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