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Etymology edit

17th century, from Latin deporto +‎ -ieren.

Pronunciation edit

  • (file)

Verb edit

deportieren (weak, third-person singular present deportiert, past tense deportierte, past participle deportiert, auxiliary haben)

  1. to deport, banish (forcibly send individuals or groups of people to camps or specific regions)
    Synonyms: zwangsverschicken, zwangsumsiedeln, verbannen, verschleppen, vertreiben

Usage notes edit

  • Generally not used for “forcibly remove a foreign national from a country”, for which use abschieben or ausweisen.

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