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disport(2)(dictionary)
disport(dictionary)

disport(2) (iou)



disport verb. LME.
[Anglo-Norman, Old French desporter (French deporter DEPORT verb2), from des- DIS- 1 + porter carry, PORT verb1.]
verb trans. Divert (from sadness etc.); amuse, entertain. LME-L17.
T. Herbert All the way we sail'd..we were disported by Whales.
verb intrans. & refl. Amuse or divert oneself; occupy oneself pleasurably. Now esp. play unrestrainedly, frolic, make a show of oneself. LME.
P. P. Read Eager to disport herself in her new clothes. H. L. Mencken Savage tribes who permit their children to disport freely.
disportment noun (an) amusement, (an) entertainment M17.