deport Meaning, Definition & Usage

  1. verb behave in a certain manner
    acquit; comport; bear; behave; conduct; carry.
    • She carried herself well
    • he bore himself with dignity
    • They conducted themselves well during these difficult times
  2. verb hand over to the authorities of another country
    deliver; extradite.
    • They extradited the fugitive to his native country so he could be tried there
  3. verb expel from a country
    exile; expatriate.
    • The poet was exiled because he signed a letter protesting the government's actions

WordNet

De*port" transitive verb
Etymology
F. déporter to transport for life, OF., to divert, amuse, from L. deportare to carry away; de- + portare to carry. See Port demeanor.
Wordforms
imperfect & past participle Deported; present participle & verbal noun Deporting
Definitions
  1. To transport; to carry away; to exile; to send into banishment.
    He told us he had been deported to Spain. Walsh.
  2. To carry or demean; to conduct; to behave; -- followed by the reflexive pronoun.
    Let an ambassador deport himself in the most graceful manner befor a prince. Pope.
De*port" noun
Definitions
  1. Behavior; carrige; demeanor; deportment. Obs. "Goddesslike deport." Milton.

Webster 1913