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deport vs puff up

puff up vs deport

deport and puff up both are verbs.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
deport No No Yes No
puff up No No Yes No
As verbs, puff up is a hyponym of deport; that is, puff up 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
  • puff up: become filled with pride, arrogance, or anger
deport (verb) puff up (verb)
behave in a certain manner; show a certain behavior; conduct or comport oneself make larger or distend
expel from a country to swell or cause to enlarge
hand over to the authorities of another country praise extravagantly
become filled with pride, arrogance, or anger
Difference between deport and puff up

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