Other Deport Definition
[v] expel from a country
[v] hand over to the authorities of another country
[v] behave in a certain manner; "She carried herself well"; "he bore himself with dignity"; "They conducted themselves well during these difficult times"
Synonyms
acquit, bear, behave, carry, comport, conduct, deliver, exile, expatriate, extradite, surrender
See Also...
act, assert, deal, expel, fluster, hold, kick out, move, pose, put forward, throw out, walk around
Related Terms
abstract, acquit, act, assign, ban, banish, bear, blackball, carry, carry over, cast off, cast out, chuck, clear, clear away, clear out, clear the decks, communicate, comport, conduct, consign, cut, cut out, deliver, demean, diffuse, disfellowship, displa
Misc. Definitions
\De*port"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Deported}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Deporting}.] [F. d['e]porter to transport for life, OF., to divert, amuse, from L. deportare to carry away; de- + portare to carry. See {Port} demeanor.]
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"\, n. Behavior; carriage; demeanor; deportment. [Obs.] ``Goddesslike deport.'' --Milton.
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