rapport

noun

relation; connection, especially harmonious or sympathetic relation: a teacher trying to establish close rapport with students.

Origin:
1530–40; < French, derivative of rapporter to bring back, report, equivalent to r(e-) re- + apporter (Old French aporter < Latin apportāre, equivalent to ap- ap-¹ + portāre to carry; see port⁵)

Related forms

non·rap·port, noun

Synonyms
fellowship, camaraderie, understanding.

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rapport (ræˈpɔː)

—n
	(often foll by with) See also en rapport a sympathetic relationship or understanding

[C15: from French, from rapporter to bring back, from re- + aporter, from Latin apportāre, from adto + portāre to carry]

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Word Origin & History

rapport

1661, "reference, relationship," from Fr. rapport, back-formation from rapporter "bring back," from re- "again" + apporter "to bring," from L. apportare "to bring," from ad- "to" + portare "to carry" (see port (1)). Psychological meaning "intense harmonious accord," as between

therapist and patient, is first attested 1894, though the word had been used in a very similar sense with ref. to mesmerism from 1845 (first recorded in E.A. Poe).

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Medical Dictionary

rapport rap·port (rā-pôr', rə-)
n.
Relationship, especially one of mutual trust or emotional affinity.

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Example sentences

He had an endless ability for rapport with ordinary people.

His storytelling style involves developing a rapport with the people he

photographs through shared common interests and listening.

Yes, he found an appreciative biographer with whom he seems to have a warm

rapport.

Hence professors have an easy rapport with those who have the innate sense of

how to study and grow knowledge.

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"For most women, the language of conversation is primarily a language of rapport: a way of establishing connections and negotiating relationships. Emphasis is placed on displaying similarities and matching experiences. From childhood, girls criticize peers who try to stand out or appear better than others. People feel their closest connections at home, or in settings where they feel close to and comfortable with—in other words, during private speaking. But even the most public situations can be approached like private speaking. For most men, talk is primarily a means to preserve independence and negotiate and maintain status in a hierarchical social order. This is done by exhibiting knowledge and skill, and by holding center stage through verbal performance such as storytelling, joking, or imparting information. From childhood, men learn to use talking as a way to get and keep attention. So they are more comfortable speaking in larger groups made up of people they know less well—in the broadest sense, "public speaking." But even the most private situations can be approached like public speaking, more like giving a report than establishing rapport."

-Deborah Tannen