What does "deporting" mean?

present participle and gerund of deport

Deporting

Q: What is a synonym for "deporting"?

Common synonyms include: administrative processing, banish, bulk expulsion, control policy, deportational, enforcement procedure.

verb

verb ·3 syllables ·Uncommon ·Advanced level

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Verb

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present participle and gerund of deport form-of, gerund, participle, present

Synonyms

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administrative processing banish bulk expulsion control policy deportational enforcement procedure

Antonyms

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admission admit allow entry asylum-friendly

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"On May 18, 1944, on trumped-up charges, the authorities of the USSR began deporting Tatars from Crimea, as well as Germans, Armenians, Bulgarians, and Greeks."

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