teleport

[ tel-uh-pawrt, -pohrt ]

/ ˈtɛl əˌpɔrt, -ˌpoʊrt /

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verb (used with object)

to transport (a body) by telekinesis.

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Origin of teleport

1950–55; back formation from teleportation, equivalent to tele-¹ + (trans)portation

OTHER WORDS FROM teleport

tel·e·por·ta·tion, tel·e·por·tage, noun

Words nearby teleport

telephoto lens, telephotometer, teleplasm, teleplay, telepoint, teleport, telepresence, telepresence robot, teleprinter, teleprocessing, TelePrompTer

Other definitions for teleport (2 of 2)

teleport²

[ tel-uh-pawrt, -pohrt ]

/ ˈtɛl əˌpɔrt, -ˌpoʊrt /

noun

a regional telecommunications network that provides access to communications satellites and other long distance media; telecommunications hub.

Origin of teleport

First recorded in 1980–85; tele-¹ + port¹

How to use teleport in a sentence

Giannis Antetokounmpo, who often teleports from halfcourt to the rim with a single dribble and somehow produces in the paint like Shaq despite having a Stretch Armstrong-like elasticity.
The Nuggets Look Mediocre, But Nikola Jokić Is Setting The World On Fire|T.J. McBride|January 22, 2021|FiveThirtyEight
Players’ hands float in midair as they vault across virtual space, crudely teleporting from point to point.
Virtual reality has real problems. Here’s how game developers seek to delete them.|Derek Swinhart|January 21, 2021|Washington Post
He’s a preternaturally instinctual defender, and at times he appears gifted with the ability to teleport into passing lanes.
The Spurs’ Young Trio Has Them Back In The Mix|Jared Dubin|January 20, 2021|FiveThirtyEight
A Swiss group, for example, used China’s data to synthesize SARS-CoV-2’s entire genome in the lab, essentially instantly teleporting it into their hands without having to wait for physical samples.
Fighting Covid-19 Brought These Lasting Breakthroughs to Science and Medicine|Shelly Fan|December 29, 2020|Singularity Hub

Sneaky spheresA classic gimmick, Murphy’s Cup and Balls lets quick-handed performers “teleport” wool orbs between aluminum containers as they slide them around a table.
Six magic accessories every beginner needs|Stan Horaczek|December 10, 2020|Popular-Science
They're just finding out their powers—one is a telepath, another levitates, a third is a teleport.
What Rough Beast?|Jefferson Highe
We'll need more televisor machines, more teleport machines, some for use on Mars and Venus, others for the Jovian moons.
Empire|Clifford Donald Simak
He could teleport parts from it; he could hold other parts more tightly together by using the same power.
Earth Alert!|Kris Neville
If the same rule holds for the aliens as for us, I don't think they would have time to teleport it away.
Earth Alert!|Kris Neville
Malone thought, if you put handcuffs on a teleport, would the handcuffs vanish when the teleport did?
Out Like a Light|Gordon Randall Garrett

British Dictionary definitions for teleport

teleport

/ (ˈtɛlɪˌpɔːt) /

verb

(tr) (in science fiction) to transport (a person or object) across a distance instantaneously

Derived forms of teleport

teleportation, noun

Word Origin for teleport

C20: from tele- + port 5

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