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Thesaurus: deport

To transport; to carry away; to exile; to send into banishment.

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  1. v. t. To transport; to carry away; to exile; to send into banishment.
  2. v. t. To carry or demean; to conduct; to behave; -- followed by the reflexive pronoun.
  3. n. Behavior; carriage; demeanor; deportment.
  4. v. hand over to the authorities of another country
  5. v. expel from a country
  6. v. behave in a certain manner; show a certain behavior; conduct or comport oneself
  7. 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. Behavior; carrige; demeanor; deportment. [Obs.] "Goddesslike deport." Milton.
  8. Behavior; carrige; demeanor; deportment. [Obs.] "Goddesslikedeport." Milton.
  9. v:100 v behave in a certain manner v hand over to the authorities of another country v expel from a country