Main Entry:

de·port

Pronunciation:

\di-ˈpȯrt, dē-\

Function:

transitive verb

Etymology:

Middle French deporter, from Latin deportare to carry away, from de- + portare to carry — more at fare

Date:

1598

1: to behave or comport (oneself) especially in accord with a code2 [Latin deportare] a: to carry away b: to send out of the country by legal deportation

synonyms see banish, behave