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deport
progressive

de·port

deport

 
pronunciation:
dih port
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part of speech: verb
inflections: deports, deporting, deported
definition: to make a person leave a country.
The government deported the criminals after their trial.
synonyms:
banish, exile
similar words:
displace, eject, evict, expel, oust
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The word deport contains the following parts:
de- Latin prefix that means from; away from; down from; reverse, negate.
synonyms:
dis-, un-
 
port Latin root that means carry