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Associations to the word «Deport»

Wiktionary

DEPORT, verb. (reflexive) (now rare) To comport (oneself); to behave.
DEPORT, verb. (transitive) To evict, especially from a country.

Dictionary definition

DEPORT, verb. Behave in a certain manner; "She carried herself well"; "he bore himself with dignity"; "They conducted themselves well during these difficult times".
DEPORT, verb. Hand over to the authorities of another country; "They extradited the fugitive to his native country so he could be tried there".
DEPORT, verb. Expel from a country; "The poet was exiled because he signed a letter protesting the government's actions".

Wise words

Words are always getting conventionalized to some secondary meaning. It is one of the works of poetry to take the truants in custody and bring them back to their right senses.
William Butler Yeats