Deporting

Deporting
Deport 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; to expel (from a region or country). [1913 Webster]

He told us he had been deported to Spain. --Walsh. [1913 Webster]

2. To carry or demean; to conduct; to behave; -- followed by the reflexive pronoun. [1913 Webster]

Let an ambassador deport himself in the most graceful manner befor a prince. --Pope. [1913 Webster]


The Collaborative International Dictionary of English. 2000.

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