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disport
[ dih-spawrt, -spohrt ]
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.
disport
/ dɪˈspɔːt /
verb
- tr to indulge (oneself) in pleasure
- intr to frolic or gambol
noun
- archaic.amusement
Other Words From
- dis·portment noun
Word History and Origins
Word History and Origins
Origin of disport1
Example Sentences
"He certainly could be, and it would be a question of how far out he goes, how far he reaches, how disported he gets," Dean replied.
He demonstrated his ability to accurately transcribe a barely-legible original manuscript of Orwell’s dystopian novel “1984” by disporting his skills in paleography, the study of ancient and antiquated writing systems.
We don’t often wonder about the names of the places where we disport ourselves.
Blending them, we would seem to be in store for ghosts, ghouls and goblins disporting themselves beneath a full moon and amid suddenly chilly days and nights.
If the systems were automatic, the human beings ought to walk away and disport themselves in beautiful pleasure gardens while the machines toiled on their behalf.
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