verb
Meaning 1
To comport (oneself); to behave.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: archaic, reflexive
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
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verb
To comport (oneself); to behave.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: archaic, reflexive
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
verb
To evict, especially from a country.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: transitive
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
verb
expel from a country
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Synonyms: expatriate, exile
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: expel, throw out, kick out
verb
hand over to the authorities of another country
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Synonyms: extradite, deliver
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: expel, throw out, kick out
Narrower terms: repatriate
verb
behave in a certain manner
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Synonyms: behave, acquit, bear, conduct, comport, carry
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: hold, carry, bear, act, move
Narrower terms: fluster, assert, put forward, deal, walk around, pose, posture
History
Borrowed from French déporter. With the meaning of "behave", from Old French deporter (“behave”), from Latin deportō, from de- + portō.
Across languages
86 source translations are retained for this English entry.