— deportable , adj. — deportee , n. — deporter , n.
/di pawrt", -pohrt"/ , v.t.
1. to expel (an alien) from a country; banish.
2. to send or carry off; transport, esp. forcibly: The country deported its criminals.
3. to bear, conduct, or behave (oneself) in a particular manner.
[ 1475-85; déporter deportare to carry away, banish oneself, equiv. to de- DE- + portare to carry; see PORT 5 ]