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deports

deports is the third-person singular simple present indicative 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 deports

What is deports the third-person singular simple present indicative of?
Deports is the third-person singular simple present indicative of deport.

Words near deports in the dictionary

  1. deporters
  2. deporting
  3. Deportivo
  4. deportment
  5. deportments
  6. deports
  7. depos
  8. deposable
  9. deposal
  10. deposals
  11. depose

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