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The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
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.
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Where light disports in ever mingling dyes. --Pope.
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Childe Harold basked him in the noontide sun,
Disporting there like any other fly. --Byron.
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