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deportto force someone to leave a country, especially someone who has no legal right to be there or who has broken the law

Part of speech: VERB

Definition: to force someone to leave a country, especially someone who has no legal right to be there or who has broken the law

Pronunciation (IPA): /dɪˈpɔːrt/

Korean meaning: 추방하다, 강제출국시키다

Korean pronunciation: 디**포**트

Example Sentences

  • The spy was caught and deported within 24 hours - even faster than express delivery!
  • Immigration authorities have the power to deport foreign nationals who violate visa regulations.
  • He was so bad at karaoke that his friends joked they would deport him from the singing room.

deport

VERB

//dɪˈpɔːrt//

to force someone to leave a country, especially someone who has no legal right to be there or who has broken the law

deport concept
💡 Concept

Immigration officers deport the detained person at the airport gate

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deport rhyme
🎵 Rhyme

The court orders deport, reporter files the report!

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🎤Pronunciation

🇺🇸 US/dɪˈpɔːrt/
🇬🇧 UK/dɪˈpɔːt/

🌳Etymology

Prefixde--
Rootport

Origin

From Latin deportare, meaning 'to carry away' or 'to transport.' The word combined the sense of removal with official authority, eventually developing into the modern meaning of forcibly removing someone from a country.

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🎵Rhyme

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📝Examples

😄 Fun example

The spy was caught and deported within 24 hours - even faster than express delivery!

Immigration authorities have the power to deport foreign nationals who violate visa regulations.

😄 Fun example

He was so bad at karaoke that his friends joked they would deport him from the singing room.

The criminal was deported to his home country after serving his sentence.

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📚Related Words

Synonyms

exileexpelbanishremoveeject

Antonyms

admitwelcomeaccept

Related

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