disport

disport

verb

Definition of DISPORT

1

to cause (someone) to pass the time agreeably occupied <disported themselves with silly games while they waited in the airport>

Synonyms disport, divert, entertain, regale, solace

Related Words absorb, busy, distract, engage, engross, immerse, interest, involve, occupy; beguile, bewitch, captivate, charm, delight, enchant, enthrall (or enthral), fascinate; grip, hypnotize, intrigue, mesmerize; coddle, gratify, humor, indulge, mollycoddle, pamper, please, pleasure, spoil; appease, comfort, conciliate, console, content, mollify, oblige, pacify, placate, propitiate, soothe

Near Antonyms bore, jade; drain, enervate, exhaust, fatigue, tire, wear, wear out, weary; aggravate, annoy, bother, bug, chafe, disturb, exasperate, fret, gall, grate, harass, harry, irk, nettle, peeve, perturb, pester, pique, upset, vex

2

to engage in activity for amusement <a full-service resort where vacationers may disport at a variety of indoor and outdoor activities>

Synonyms dally, disport, frolic, recreate, rollick, skylark, sport, toy

Related Words cavort, frisk, gambol, romp; dabble, trifle; amuse, divert, entertain; delight, please; dabble, fiddle (around), mess around, putter (around); bum (around), dawdle, goldbrick, hang, hang about [British], idle, loaf, lounge (around or about), relax, rest, screw around, slack (off); jest, joke, tease

Near Antonyms drudge, labor, plod, plug (away), slave, strain, strive, struggle, sweat, toil, work

3

to play and run about happily <the puppies disported in the backyard while we ate on the patio>

Synonyms caper, cavort, disport, frisk, gambol, lark, rollick, romp, sport

Related Words bound, hop, leap, lope, skip, spring, trip, tumble; curvet, dance, prance; carouse, revel, roister; carry on, fool around, horse around; clown, cut up; joyride, roughhouse, skylark; kite

Near Antonyms mope, pout, stew, sulk

4

to present so as to invite notice or attention <football fans triumphantly disported the sports memorabilia for which they had just paid extravagant prices>

Synonyms display, disport, exhibit, expose, flash, flaunt, lay out, parade, produce, show off, sport, strut, unveil

Related Words brandish, flourish, wave; advertise, air, announce, blaze, broadcast, herald, placard, post, proclaim, publicize, sound, trumpet; divulge, talk (about), tell (of); bare, discover, reveal, uncloak, uncover, unmask

Near Antonyms camouflage, disguise, mask; conceal, cover, curtain, enshroud, hide, obscure, occlude, occult, shroud, veil