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Deport
Pronunciation : De*port"
Part of Speech : v.
Etymology : [F. d?porter to transport for life, OF., to divert, amuse, from L. deportare to carry away; de- + portare to carry. See Port demeanor.]
Definition : 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.
t. [imp. & p. p. Deported; p. pr. & vb. n. Deporting.]
Source : Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913
Pronunciation : De*port"
Part of Speech : n.
Definition : Defn: Behavior; carrige; demeanor; deportment. [Obs.] "Goddesslike deport." Milton.
Source : Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913
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