disport

[ dih-spawrt, -spohrt ]

/ dɪˈspɔrt, -ˈspoʊrt /

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verb (used with object)

to divert or amuse (oneself).

to display (oneself) in a sportive manner: The picnickers disported themselves merrily on the beach.

verb (used without object)

to divert oneself; sport.

noun

diversion; amusement; play; sport.

Origin of disport

1275–1325; (v.) Middle English disporten, desporten<Anglo-French desporter, equivalent to des-dis-¹ + porter literally, to carry (see port⁵); (noun) Middle English <Anglo-French, derivative of the v.

OTHER WORDS FROM disport

dis·port·ment, noun

WORDS THAT MAY BE CONFUSED WITH disport

deport, disport

Words nearby disport

displease, displeasure, displode, displume, displuviate, disport, disposable, disposable goods, disposable income, disposable personal income, disposable soma theory

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Example sentences from the Web for disport

The women who disport in the cancan at the same place are simply hired by the season.
Lippincott's Magazine of Popular Literature and Science, Vol. 15, No. 90, June, 1875|Various
And in that little toothill will he sit often-time, for to take the air and to disport him.
The Travels of Sir John Mandeville|John Mandeville
Now we'll come and disport ourselves under the trees, and you shall watch the birds from a safe distance.
Austin and His Friends|Frederic H. Balfour
They build new nests on the surface of the ground and form new runways, and disport themselves apparently in a festive mood.
Under the Maples|John Burroughs

So let us have done with these heavy matters, and disport us for a while.
Red Eve|H. Rider Haggard

British Dictionary definitions for disport

disport

/ (dɪˈspɔːt) /

verb

(tr) to indulge (oneself) in pleasure

(intr) to frolic or gambol

noun

archaic amusement

Word Origin for disport

C14: from Anglo-French desporter, from des- dis- 1 + porter to carry

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单词	disport
释义	disport [ dih-spawrt, -spohrt ] / dɪˈspɔrt, -ˈspoʊrt / SEE SYNONYMS FOR disport ON THESAURUS.COM verb (used with object) to divert or amuse (oneself). to display (oneself) in a sportive manner: The picnickers disported themselves merrily on the beach. verb (used without object) to divert oneself; sport. noun diversion; amusement; play; sport. Origin of disport 1275–1325; (v.) Middle English disporten, desporten<Anglo-French desporter, equivalent to des-dis-¹ + porter literally, to carry (see port⁵); (noun) Middle English <Anglo-French, derivative of the v. OTHER WORDS FROM disport dis·port·ment, noun WORDS THAT MAY BE CONFUSED WITH disport deport, disport Words nearby disport displease, displeasure, displode, displume, displuviate, disport, disposable, disposable goods, disposable income, disposable personal income, disposable soma theory Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for disport The women who disport in the cancan at the same place are simply hired by the season. Lippincott's Magazine of Popular Literature and Science, Vol. 15, No. 90, June, 1875\|Various And in that little toothill will he sit often-time, for to take the air and to disport him. The Travels of Sir John Mandeville\|John Mandeville Now we'll come and disport ourselves under the trees, and you shall watch the birds from a safe distance. Austin and His Friends\|Frederic H. Balfour They build new nests on the surface of the ground and form new runways, and disport themselves apparently in a festive mood. Under the Maples\|John Burroughs So let us have done with these heavy matters, and disport us for a while. Red Eve\|H. Rider Haggard British Dictionary definitions for disport disport / (dɪˈspɔːt) / verb (tr) to indulge (oneself) in pleasure (intr) to frolic or gambol noun archaic amusement Word Origin for disport C14: from Anglo-French desporter, from des- dis- 1 + porter to carry Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Words related to disport play, frolic, entertain, amusement, merriment, recreation
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disport

verb (used with object)

verb (used without object)

noun

Origin of disport

OTHER WORDS FROM disport

WORDS THAT MAY BE CONFUSED WITH disport

Words nearby disport

Example sentences from the Web for disport

British Dictionary definitions for disport

verb

noun

Word Origin for disport

Words related to disport