deported
UK[dɪˈpɔːtɪd]US[dɪˈpɔːrtɪd]
v
to force someone to leave a country, especially someone who has no legal right to be there or who has broken the law
v
(archaic) to conduct or behave (oneself) in a particular manner
Morpheme Breakdown
de
port
ed
de
away
port
carry
ed
past tense suffix
Etymology
the word 'deport' originates from the latin verb 'deportare', which is a compound of the prefix 'de-' (meaning "away") and the verb 'portare' (meaning "to carry"). the literal sense was "to carry away," which in latin extended to meanings such as "to banish, exile" as well as "to conduct oneself." this dual meaning was carried into middle english via old french 'deporter'. the modern english usage, solidified by the 16th century, focuses almost exclusively on the legal act of expelling someone from a country, carrying them away from its borders. the archaic sense of "to behave" survives only in the related noun "deportment."
Analysis
Structure: de (away) + port (carry) + ed (past tense suffix)
de- (latin origin, a prefix meaning "away, off, down, completely"); port (latin origin, from 'portare', meaning "to carry"); -ed (old english origin, a suffix indicating past tense or past participle)
Examples
the undocumented immigrants were arrested and deported.
the government deported the foreign spy for engaging in espionage.
after serving his sentence, he faced the prospect of being deported to his home country.