Disport \Dis*port"\, v. t. [OF. desporter. See {Disport}, v. i.] 1. To divert or amuse; to make merry.
They could disport themselves. --Buckle.
2. To remove from a port; to carry away. --Prynne.
Disport \Dis*port"\, n. [OF. desport, deport. See {Disport}, v. i., and cf. {Sport}.] Play; sport; pastime; diversion; playfulness. --Milton.
Disport \Dis*port"\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Disported}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Disporting}.] [OF. se desporter; pref. des- (L. dis-) + F. porter to carry; orig. therefore, to carry one's self away from work, to go to amuse one's self. See {Port} demeanor, and cf. {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. --Pope.
Childe Harold basked him in the noontide sun, Disporting there like any other fly. --Byron.