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Meaning of 'disport' (Webster Dictionary)

1 . Disport [ v. i.]
- Play; sport; pastime; diversion; playfulness.
- To play; to wanton; to move in gayety; to move lightly and without restraint; to amuse one's self.
- To divert or amuse; to make merry.
- To remove from a port; to carry away.

Meaning of 'disport' (Princeton's WordNet)

1 . disport [ v]
Meaning (1):
- play boisterously
Example in sentence:
  • The children frolicked in the garden;
  • the gamboling lambs in the meadows;
  • The toddlers romped in the playroom
Meaning (2):
- occupy in an agreeable, entertaining or pleasant fashion
Example in sentence:
  • The play amused the ladies

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