disport & limpid
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scottobeardisport \dis-PORT\, intransitive verb:
To amuse oneself in light or lively manner; to frolic.
transitive verb:
1. To divert or amuse.
2. To display.
Disport derives from Old French desporter, "to divert," from des-, "apart" (from Latin dis-) + porter, "to carry" (from Latin portare) -- hence to disport is at root "to carry apart, or away" [from business or seriousness].
limpid \LIM-pid\ adjective:
1. Clear; transparent.
2. Easily comprehensible; clear.
3. Calm; serene.
From Latin limpidus (clear).
To amuse oneself in light or lively manner; to frolic.
transitive verb:
1. To divert or amuse.
2. To display.
Disport derives from Old French desporter, "to divert," from des-, "apart" (from Latin dis-) + porter, "to carry" (from Latin portare) -- hence to disport is at root "to carry apart, or away" [from business or seriousness].
limpid \LIM-pid\ adjective:
1. Clear; transparent.
2. Easily comprehensible; clear.
3. Calm; serene.
From Latin limpidus (clear).
