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transport

Main Entry:: ¹trans·port
Pronunciation:: \tran(t)s-ˈpȯrt, ˈtran(t)s-ˌ\
Function:: transitive verb
Etymology:: Middle English, from Anglo-French or Latin; Anglo-French transporter, from Latin transportare, from trans- + portare to carry — more at fare
Date:: 14th century

1 : to transfer or convey from one place to another <transporting ions across a living membrane> 2 : to carry away with strong and often intensely pleasant emotion 3 : to send to a penal colony overseas

synonyms see banish

— trans·port·abil·i·ty

Listen to the pronunciation of transportability

\(ˌ)tran(t)s-ˌpȯr-tə-ˈbi-lə-tē\ noun

— trans·port·able

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\tran(t)s-ˈpȯr-tə-bəl\ adjective

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