Meaning of disport in English

Table of contents
  1. Pronunciation
  2. Verb
    1. Etymology
    2. Definitions

  1. Pronunciation

    /dəˈspɔrt/

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  1. Verb

    disport

    Etymology

    late Middle English: from Old French desporter, from des-‘away’ + porter‘carry’ (from Latin portare)

    Definitions

    1. occupy in an agreeable, entertaining or pleasant fashion

    Examples

    • « The play amused the ladies »

    Derived terms

  2. 2. play boisterously

    Examples

    • « The children frolicked in the garden »
    • « the gamboling lambs in the meadows »
    • « The toddlers romped in the playroom »

    Derived terms

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