Disport, v. t.
Etymology: [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.
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Disport, n.
Play; sport; pastime; diversion; playfulness. Milton.
Disport, v. i. [imp. & p. p. Disported; p. pr. & vb. n. Disporting.]
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.
Shades of meaning
Fernald has no entry of its own for disport; he lists it under entertain.
Where he writes about it:
We beguile a weary hour, cheer the despondent, divert the preoccupied, enliven a dull evening or company, gratify our friends' wishes, entertain, interest, please a listening audience, occupy idle time, disport ourselves when merry, recreate when worn with toil; we amuse ourselves or others with whatever pleasantly passes the time without special exertion, each according to his taste. — from entertain