Accept and Deport

Accept

Accept verb - To agree to receive whether willingly or reluctantly.

Deport is an antonym for accept.

Deport

Deport verb - To force to leave a country.
Usage example: deported them back to their country of birth

Accept is an antonym for deport.

Nearby Words: deportment, deportation, deported, deporting

Common collocations

people accept people deport people
position accept position deport position

Both words in one sentence

  • When Stan and Ollie start their own nation on an obscure island, they are forced to accept this man as an immigrant because they lack the resources to deport him and there's no country they can deport him too.
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