Hypertext Webster Gateway: "deport"
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Deport \De*port"\, n.
Behavior; carriage; demeanor; deportment. [Obs.]
``Goddesslike deport.'' --Milton.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
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.
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 WordNet (r) 1.7 (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" [syn: {behave}, {acquit},
{bear}, {conduct}, {comport}, {carry}]
2: hand over to the authorities of another country [syn: {extradite},
{deliver}, {surrender}]
3: expel from a country [syn: {expatriate}, {exile}] [ant: {repatriate}]
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