deport

/dɪpˈɔːt/

/dɪˈpɔɹt/

to deport

MAIN VERB

to force a foreigner to leave a country, usually because they have broken the law

synonyms : exile

antonyms : repatriate

hand over to the authorities of another country

synonyms : deliver

behave in a certain manner

synonyms : acquit

Examples

1. In 1996 the US government deported thousands of immigrants.

2. Foreign-born Jewish people were deported.

3. His sister and mother-in-law are deported shortly after.

4. But now, the goverment is deporting my family.