teleport

verb

tele·​port ˈte-lə-ˌpȯrt How to pronounce teleport (audio)
teleported; teleporting; teleports

transitive verb

: to transfer by teleportation

Examples of teleport in a Sentence

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The musical duo then meditate from the conference room and teleport into a colorful dream world. Rania Aniftos, Billboard, 8 Jan. 2025 Grief teleported my mind to pasts where my mother was the star around which our family revolved, and to possible futures with or without her. Ida Momennejad, New York Times, 20 Dec. 2024 Similarly, the gameplay isn’t high-octane enough for Fortnite players who are used to being able to teleport and zipline around a map. Echo Apsey, Rolling Stone, 20 Dec. 2024 If teleported to this moment, where would the characters of War and Peace find themselves in America? Yiyun Li, Harper's Magazine, 2 Nov. 2024 See all Example Sentences for teleport 

Word History

Etymology

back-formation from teleportation

First Known Use

1931, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of teleport was in 1931

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“Teleport.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/teleport. Accessed 6 Feb. 2025.

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