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Wordnet 3.0

VERB (3)

1. behave in a certain manner;
- Example: "She carried herself well"
- Example: "he bore himself with dignity"
- Example: "They conducted themselves well during these difficult times"
[syn: behave, acquit, bear, deport, conduct, comport, carry]

2. hand over to the authorities of another country;
- Example: "They extradited the fugitive to his native country so he could be tried there"
[syn: extradite, deliver, deport]

3. expel from a country;
- Example: "The poet was exiled because he signed a letter protesting the government's actions"
[syn: expatriate, deport, exile]



The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:

Deport \De*port"\, n.
   Behavior; carriage; demeanor; deportment. [Obs.] "Goddesslike
   deport." --Milton.
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The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:

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).
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            He told us he had been deported to Spain. --Walsh.
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   2. To carry or demean; to conduct; to behave; -- followed by
      the reflexive pronoun.
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            Let an ambassador deport himself in the most
            graceful manner befor a prince.       --Pope.
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WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):

deport
    v 1: behave in a certain manner; "She carried herself well"; "he
         bore himself with dignity"; "They conducted themselves well
         during these difficult times" [syn: behave, acquit,
         bear, deport, conduct, comport, carry]
    2: hand over to the authorities of another country; "They
       extradited the fugitive to his native country so he could be
       tried there" [syn: extradite, deliver, deport]
    3: expel from a country; "The poet was exiled because he signed
       a letter protesting the government's actions" [syn:
       expatriate, deport, exile] [ant: repatriate]