DISPORTED

Verb

disported

simple past tense and past participle of disport

Source: Wiktionary


DISPORT

Dis*port", n. Etym: [OF. desport, deport. See Disport, v. i., and cf. Sport.]

Definition: Play; sport; pastime; diversion; playfulness. Milton.

Dis*port", v. i. [imp. & p. p. Disported; p. pr. & vb. n. Disporting.] Etym: [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.]

Definition: To play; to wanton; to move in gayety; to move lightly and without restraint; to amuse one's self. Where light disports in ever mingling dyes. Pope. Childe Harold basked him in the noontide sun, Disporting there like any other fly. Byron.

Dis*port", v. t. Etym: [OF. desporter. See Disport, v. i.]

1. To divert or amuse; to make merry. They could disport themselves. Buckle.

2. To remove from a port; to carry away. Prynne.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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