deportar

/depoɾˈtaɾ/ · B1 · verb

to deport

✈️ de- (away) + portar (to carry): to carry someone away, like transport

From Latin deportare, built from de- (away, off) and portare (to carry). The same root gives Spanish portar and transportar, and English port, export and transport. Deportar is to carry a person off out of the country.

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