Verb

deportieren

to deport

Die Regierung will die Menschen deportieren.

The government wants to deport the people.

Er wurde in sein Heimatland deportiert.

He was deported to his home country.

((sb.)) ((from ...)) ((to ...)) to deport sb. from ... to ... They deported him to his country of origin.

Synonyms: abschieben, ausweisen

From Latin 'de-' (away) + 'portare' (to carry). Literally 'to carry away'.

Think of 'de-port' as taking someone away from a port, which is a point of entry/exit for a country.

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