deport — to 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/
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
Officers deport the smuggler back to his home country at dawn.
The court orders deport, reporter files the report!
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🎤Pronunciation
🌳Etymology
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.
Breakdown
de- (away, from) + port- (to carry) + -are (Latin verb ending)
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📝Examples
“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.”
“The criminal was deported to his home country after serving his sentence.”
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