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

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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

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How to use teleport in a sentence

In the early days of the pandemic, Tinder users, stuck at home, started teleporting themselves en masse into other countries to check out the dating pools far away from home, and maybe engage in some cross-border flirtation.
The rise of borderless dating|Hanna Kozlowska|February 14, 2021|Quartz
In California, he also becomes entangled in a complex government scheme surrounding research on the teleportation device.
This Week’s Hot Reads: February 18, 2013|Mythili Rao|February 18, 2013|DAILY BEAST
The Teleportation Accidentby Ned Beauman A Berlin set designer obsessed with teleportation follows his heart to Los Angeles.
This Week’s Hot Reads: February 18, 2013|Mythili Rao|February 18, 2013|DAILY BEAST
The oversized, exuberant, and farcical plot of The Teleportation Device is more entertaining than any summary can convey.
This Week’s Hot Reads: February 18, 2013|Mythili Rao|February 18, 2013|DAILY BEAST

He was thinking vaguely of teleportation; each boulder was a two-man job.
The Syndic|C.M. Kornbluth
And it had taken this long for the full impact of Venor's admission of teleportation to hit him.
Cubs of the Wolf|Raymond F. Jones
In capturing them, Malone, too, had learned the teleportation secret.
Occasion for Disaster|Gordon Randall Garrett
Going from one place to another instantaneously is teleportation.
Occasion for Disaster|Gordon Randall Garrett
I tried to keep you from learning the Fueyo method of teleportation.
Occasion for Disaster|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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