deport

Etymology

Borrowed from French déporter. With the meaning of "behave", from Old French deporter (“behave”), from Latin deportō, from de- + portō.

Pronunciation

• (General American) IPA^(key): /dɪˈpɔɹt/
• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /dɪˈpɔːt/
• (rhotic, without the horse–hoarse merger) IPA^(key): /dɪˈpoɹt/
• (non-rhotic, without the horse–hoarse merger) IPA^(key): /dɪˈpoət/

Verb

deport (third-person singular simple present deports, present participle deporting, simple past and past participle deported)

1. (reflexive, now rare) To comport (oneself); to behave.
   • Alexander Pope

     Let an ambassador deport himself in the most graceful manner before a prince.

2. (transitive) To evict, especially from a country.
   • Walsh

     He told us he had been deported to Spain.

Anagrams

• de trop, ported, red top, red-top, redtop, troped

Noun

deport m (plural deports)

1. sport

Noun

deport m (oblique plural deporz or deportz, nominative singular deporz or deportz, nominative plural deport)

1. enjoyment; fun
   • circa 1200, Unknown author, Aucassin et Nicolette:

     Qui vauroit bons vers oïr
     del deport du viel antif

     Who would like to hear a few good lines
     Of amusement from the old storyteller

Noun

deport m (oblique plural deports, nominative singular deports, nominative plural deport)

1. enjoyment; fun
   • 12th century, Bernard de Ventadour, Ges de chantar no.m pren talans

     Que d'aqui mou deportz e chans