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deport vs dawdle

dawdle vs deport

deport and dawdle both are verbs.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
deport No No Yes No
dawdle No No Yes No
As verbs, dawdle is a hyponym of deport; that is, dawdle is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than deport:
  • deport: behave in a certain manner; show a certain behavior; conduct or comport oneself
  • dawdle: waste time
deport (verb) dawdle (verb)
behave in a certain manner; show a certain behavior; conduct or comport oneself take one's time; proceed slowly
expel from a country hang (back) or fall (behind) in movement, progress, development, etc.
hand over to the authorities of another country waste time
Difference between deport and dawdle

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