teleport

[ tel-uh-pawrt, -pohrt ]

/ ˈtɛl əˌpɔrt, -ˌpoʊrt /

verb (used with object)

to transport (a body) by telekinesis.

Nearby words

telephotography, telephotometer, teleplasm, teleplay, telepoint, teleportation, teleportation, telepresence, teleprinter, teleprocessing, teleprompter

Origin of teleport

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

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

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Examples from the Web for teleportation

In California, he also becomes entangled in a complex government scheme surrounding research on the teleportation device.
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The Teleportation Accidentby Ned Beauman A Berlin set designer obsessed with teleportation follows his heart to Los Angeles.
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The oversized, exuberant, and farcical plot of The Teleportation Device is more entertaining than any summary can convey.
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Going from one place to another instantaneously is teleportation.
Occasion for Disaster|Gordon Randall Garrett

"Teleportation is the descriptive term in your language, I believe," said Venor.
Cubs of the Wolf|Raymond F. Jones
Without warning, he had become able to read minds with accuracy and do an effective job of teleportation.
Insidekick|Jesse Franklin Bone
Can you give me a condensed report on what is known—and I mean known—on telepathy and teleportation?
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Is she—convinced that teleportation's no good, the way Mike is?
Out Like a Light|Gordon Randall Garrett

British Dictionary definitions for teleportation

teleport

/ (ˈtɛlɪˌpɔːt) /

verb

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

Derived Formsteleportation, noun

Word Origin for teleport

C20: from tele- + port 5

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Word Origin and History for teleportation (1 of 2)

teleportation

1931, as a term in psychics and science fiction, from tele- + (trans)portation.

Word Origin and History for teleportation (1 of 2)

teleport

1940, in reference to religious miracles, from tele- + ending from transport. Related: Teleported; teleporter; teleporting.