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English Dictionary: deport by the DICT Development Group
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From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
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"
    Synonym(s): 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"
    Synonym(s): extradite, deliver, deport
  3. expel from a country; "The poet was exiled because he signed a letter protesting the government's actions"
    Synonym(s): expatriate, deport, exile
    Antonym(s): repatriate
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Deport \De*port"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Deported}; p. pr. & vb.
      n. {Deporting}.] [F. d[82]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.
  
                     He told us he had been deported to Spain. --Walsh.
  
      2. To carry or demean; to conduct; to behave; -- followed by
            the reflexive pronoun.
  
                     Let an ambassador deport himself in the most
                     graceful manner befor a prince.         --Pope.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Deport \De*port"\, n.
      Behavior; carriage; demeanor; deportment. [Obs.]
      [bd]Goddesslike deport.[b8] --Milton.

From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]:
   Deport, TX (city, FIPS 20020)
      Location: 33.52907 N, 95.31745 W
      Population (1990): 746 (311 housing units)
      Area: 2.9 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)
      Zip code(s): 75435
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