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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Listen to this article MINNEAPOLIS — Christian Braun was teleported back in time to one of his college games. Bennett Durando, The Denver Post, 2 Nov. 2024 Anyone playing Pokémon Go or trying to navigate the Russian capital's gridlocked roads using GPS was suddenly teleported to Vnukovo International Airport, 29km away. James Temperton, WIRED, 16 Apr. 2017 Would Kate Moss, for example, really teleport herself back to the ’80s in one of those body-enveloping office sets? Alice Newbold, Vogue, 24 Oct. 2024 When Dale goes through the tree and ends up not in the lighthouse, or a cramped well, but inside the concrete facade of the empty pool (the pool that belongs to the missing motel that Victor’s dad, Henry, muses about) nobody’s eager to go teleport themselves anywhere anymore. Erik Kain, Forbes, 20 Oct. 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 22 Nov. 2024.

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