deport

/dɪˈpɔːrt/
Syllables de·port
Stress de-PORT

Phonics Breakdown

de
/dɪ/
short e
port
/pɔːrt/
r sound or

Meaning

to force someone to leave a country, usually because they have broken the law

Sound Reference

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de=/dɪ/(define) + port=/pɔːrt/(port)

Example

The government decided to deport the criminal.