How do you pronounce deport?

The recorded pronunciation is /dɪˈpɔɹt/.

deport

/dɪˈpɔɹt/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.18 in modern English

Syllables: de-port
IPA: /dɪˈpɔɹt/

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Meaning

verb

To comport (oneself); to behave.

Archaic

verb

To evict, especially from a country.

Transitive verb

Example Sentences

"Let an ambassador deport himself in the most graceful manner before a prince."
"Ask her to deport all illegals living in this town without a green card or the appropriate documents that prove their naturalized citizenship."
"Boturini was accused of entering the country without permission, jailed, and deported to Spain eight years after his arrival in Mexico."
"Brexit has also made it harder for the UK to deport migrants back to the EU as the country has left the bloc's asylum scheme."
"In another case pending at the Supreme Court, the administration conceded it made an error in deporting Kilmar Armando Abrego Garcia to El Salvador last month but is fighting efforts to bring him back to the US."

Etymology

Borrowed from French déporter. With the meaning of "behave", from Old French deporter (“behave”), from Latin deportō, from de- + portō.

Word Breakdown

Root: *per- (fare)

Regional Pronunciation

American English: /dɪˈpɔɹt/
British English: /dɪˈpɔːt/

Usage

Inflected Forms

deports (present, singular) deporting (participle, present) deported (participle, past) deported (past)

Derived Forms

deportable deportation deportee deporter nondeported redeport undeport undeported

Phrases

self-deport

Synonyms

act behave do acquit bear conduct comport carry

Rhymes With

support court short report sort port sport transport fort resort ct import