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deporting

deporting is the present participle and gerund of deport.

Meaning of deport

Verb

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

  1. (archaic, reflexive) To comport (oneself); to behave.
    • Let an ambassador deport himself in the most graceful manner before a prince.December 30, 1710, Alexander Pope, letter to Henry Cromwell
  2. (transitive) To evict, especially from a country.
    • Ask her to deport all illegals living in this town without a green card or the appropriate documents that prove their naturalized citizenship.

Questions about deporting

What is deporting the present participle and gerund of?
Deporting is the present participle and gerund of deport.

Words near deporting in the dictionary

  1. deported
  2. deportee
  3. deportees
  4. deporter
  5. deporters
  6. deporting
  7. Deportivo
  8. deportment
  9. deportments
  10. deports
  11. depos

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