teleport

verb

tele·​port ˈte-lə-ˌpȯrt How to pronounce teleport (audio)
teleported; teleporting; teleports

transitive verb

: to transfer by teleportation

Examples of teleport in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web But teleporting quantum particles and information is a far cry from beaming people through space. Quanta Magazine, 14 Mar. 2024 The range weapon turns into a Chakram that activates gears and later turns into a target that Sargon can teleport to. Gieson Cacho, The Mercury News, 16 Jan. 2024 Rather than conjuring something from nothing, physicists managed to teleport energy over microscopic distances. Quanta Magazine, 21 Dec. 2023 Now in the past year, researchers have teleported energy across microscopic distances in two separate quantum devices, vindicating Hotta’s theory. Tara C. Smith, Quanta Magazine, 23 Feb. 2023 And this talisman has ripped a hole in the fabric of space and time, hence the various Marvels, captains and otherwise, being teleported willy-nilly. David Fear, Rolling Stone, 10 Nov. 2023 Notably, the best effects are the simplest—the sudden appearance of each of the three women in the place of the other, whether teleporting across galaxies or just across the room. Richard Brody, The New Yorker, 9 Nov. 2023 All three of the characters have been teleported — not, in itself, an unusual thing to see in a comic-book movie. Owen Gleiberman, Variety, 8 Nov. 2023 The character also has the ability to teleport, shapeshift and heal. Michaela Zee, Variety, 22 Oct. 2023

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Word History

Etymology

back-formation from teleportation

First Known Use

1931, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of teleport was in 1931

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“Teleport.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/teleport. Accessed 25 Apr. 2024.

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