"desport" meaning in English

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Verb

Forms: desports [present, singular, third-person], desporting [participle, present], desported [participle, past], desported [past]
Rhymes: -ɔː(ɹ)t Etymology: From Middle English disporten, from Anglo-Norman and Old French desporter, deporter (“to take pleasure”). Etymology templates: {{inh|en|enm|disporten}} Middle English disporten, {{der|en|xno|-}} Anglo-Norman, {{der|en|fro|desporter}} Old French desporter Head templates: {{en-verb}} desport (third-person singular simple present desports, present participle desporting, simple past and past participle desported)
  1. To disport.
    Sense id: en-desport-en-verb---ygheDX
  2. To amuse oneself; to make a public display of oneself.
    Sense id: en-desport-en-verb-~erFpGEP Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 2 entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 39 61 Disambiguation of Pages with 2 entries: 27 73

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