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Disport \Dis*port"\, n. [OF. desport, deport. See {Disport}, v.
i., and cf. {Sport}.]
Play; sport; pastime; diversion; playfulness. --Milton.
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Disport \Dis*port"\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Disported}; p. pr. &
vb. n. {Disporting}.] [OF. se desporter; pref. des- (L. dis-)
+ F. porter to carry; orig. therefore, to carry one's self
away from work, to go to amuse one's self. See {Port}
demeanor, and cf. {Sport}.]
To play; to wanton; to move in gayety; to move lightly and
without restraint; to amuse one's self.
Where light disports in ever mingling dyes. --Pope.
Childe Harold basked him in the noontide sun,
Disporting there like any other fly. --Byron.
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Disport \Dis*port"\, v. t. [OF. desporter. See {Disport}, v. i.]
1. To divert or amuse; to make merry.
They could disport themselves. --Buckle.
2. To remove from a port; to carry away. --Prynne.
| source : wn |
disport
v 1: occupy in an agreeable, entertaining or pleasant fashion;
"The play amused the ladies" [syn: {amuse}, {divert}]
2: play or romp around; "The children frolicked in the garden";
"the gamboling lambs in the meadows" [syn: {frolic}, {lark},
{rollick}, {skylark}, {sport}, {cavort}, {gambol}, {frisk},
{romp}, {run around}, {lark about}]