'Deporting' definitions:

Definition of 'Deporting'

From: GCIDE
  • 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; to expel (from a region or country). [1913 Webster]
  • He told us he had been deported to Spain. --Walsh. [1913 Webster]
  • 2. To carry or demean; to conduct; to behave; -- followed by the reflexive pronoun. [1913 Webster]
  • Let an ambassador deport himself in the most graceful manner befor a prince. --Pope. [1913 Webster]

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