Disport
Disport , noun
[Old French desport, deport. See Disport, v. i., and compare Sport.]
Play; sport; pastime; diversion; playfulness. — Milton
Disport , intransitive verb
[Old French se desporter; pref. des- (Latin dis-) + French porter to carry; orig. therefore, to carry one's self away from work, to go to amuse one's self. See Port demeanor, and compare Sport.]
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.
Childe Harold basked him in the noontide sun,
Disporting there like any other fly.
Disport , transitive verb
[Old French desporter. See Disport, v. i.]
1.
To divert or amuse; to make merry.
They could disport themselves.
2.
To remove from a port; to carry away. — Prynne