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disport

UK/dis'pɒ:t/US
GREB1

Definitions

v.

(Archaic / literary) To amuse oneself; to frolic or play.

(古/书面)嬉戏;玩乐;自娱

Root Breakdown

Root-derived
dis-not, apart, away
+
portcarry, bear
=disport

dis- (away) + port (carry) = «to carry oneself away (from serious matters).» The same source as sport, which is a contracted form: disport → sport.

Root port still carries 95 more words

Example Sentences

  • 1.

    The children disported themselves on the lawn all afternoon.

  • 2.

    Seals were disporting in the waves near the shore.

Word Forms

Verb

Pastdisported
3rd Persondisports
Past Part.disported
Pres. Part.disporting
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