disport
to divert or amuse (oneself).
to display (oneself) in a sportive manner: The picnickers disported themselves merrily on the beach.
to divert oneself; sport.
diversion; amusement; play; sport.
Origin of disport
1Other words from disport
- dis·port·ment, noun
Words that may be confused with disport
- deport, disport
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How to use disport in a sentence
Why, theres a gentleman disporting himself here, who imagines hes a musical genius.
Smoke | Turgenev Ivan SergeevichThey might be a lot of wood nymphs disporting themselves under the trees.
Molly Brown's Sophomore Days | Nell SpeedNow the sea was green and so clear you could see the fish disporting themselves.
A Little Girl in Old Salem | Amanda Minnie DouglasI beheld not one ring but two, in each of which the uncommon variety of man was disporting in an entertaining manner.
A troop of monkeys were disporting themselves on a tree overhanging the river.
Wanderings Among South Sea Savages And in Borneo and the Philippines | H. Wilfrid Walker
British Dictionary definitions for disport
/ (dɪˈspɔːt) /
(tr) to indulge (oneself) in pleasure
(intr) to frolic or gambol
archaic amusement
Origin of disport
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