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- parts of speech:
- transitive verb, noun
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| part of speech: |
transitive verb |
| pronunciation: |
traens
port
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| inflections: |
transports, transporting, transported |
| definition 1: |
to convey from one place to another; carry.
Ships transport the oil from the Middle East to the importing countries.Trains transported the troops across the country.
- synonyms:
- carry, convey, take, transfer
- similar words:
- bear, cart, deliver, haul, lug, move, pack, run, send, shift, ship, transmit
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| definition 2: |
to move by strong emotions.
She was transported by the beauty of the landscape.- synonyms:
- carry away, enrapture, move, overcome, overwhelm
- similar words:
- bewitch, captivate, carry, charm, enchant, enthrall, entrance, hypnotize, intoxicate, mesmerize, ravish, spellbind
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| definition 3: |
to convey to a foreign land as a punishment for a crime.
She cried when she heard her husband was to be transported.- synonyms:
- banish, exile, expatriate, ostracize
- similar words:
- blackball, deport, excommunicate, expel, oust
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| related words: |
banish, bring, carry, drive, fly, import, pull, wash |
adverb + (v.)transport
easily, instantly, magically, safely
(v.)transport
+ noun
boat,
bomb,
border,
cargo,
cocaine,
distance,
equipment,
facility,
gas,
helicopter,
hospital,
laboratory,
load,
luggage,
mail,
material,
mile,
nutrient,
oxygen,
passenger,
plane,
prisoner,
sand,
slave,
ton,
visitor,
waste
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| part of speech: |
noun |
| pronunciation: |
traens
port
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| definition 1: |
the act or process of conveying or transporting.
The transport of supplies to the soldiers was hampered by the flooding.- synonyms:
- carriage, conveyance, delivery, transfer, transportation
- similar words:
- dispatch, removal, shipment, transit
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| definition 2: |
a means of conveying or transporting.
The subway is this city's public transport.- synonyms:
- conveyance, transportation
- similar words:
- transit
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| definition 3: |
the state of being moved by strong emotions.
In his transport, he confessed himself to be a sinner and asked to be baptised.- similar words:
- bliss, ecstasy, elation, enchantment, euphoria, exaltation, excitation, exhilaration, rapture
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| definition 4: |
a ship or plane used to carry military troops or supplies.
The transports have arrived with supplies.- synonyms:
- troopship
- similar words:
- carrier
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| related words: |
agony, catharsis, freight, haul, joy, transfer, travel |
adjective + (n.)transport
atmospheric, efficient, high-speed, interstate, long-distance, long-range, mass, military, overwhelming, public, regional, safe, supersonic, urban
verb + (n.)transport
arrange, await, board, facilitate
(n.)transport
+ verb
crash, land, load, process
noun + (n.)transport
air, coal, electron, emission, flow, fuel, heat, jet, means, mode, northeast, ocean, ozone, rail, sediment, supply, travel
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| derivations: |
transportable (adj.), transportability (n.), transporter (n.) |
Transport comes from the Latin words portare, which means "carry," and trans, which means "across."
The word transport
contains the following parts:
tra-, trans-
Latin
prefix
that means across, over, to the other side
  Example words:
intransigent, intransitive, neurotransmitter, traduce, trajectory, transact, transatlantic, transceiver, transcend, transcendent, transcribe, transcript, transect, transept, transfer, transfigure, transfix, transform, transfuse, transgress, transient, transit, transition, transitive, translate, transliterate, translucent, transmissible, transmit, transmute, transonic, transparent, transpire, transplant, transport, transpose, transsexual, transuranic, transverse, transvestite, traverse
port
Latin
root
that means carry
Example words:
comportment, deport, deportation, deportment, disport, export, import, important, port, portable, portage, portal, portamento, portcullis, porter, portfolio, portiere, portly, rapport, report, reportage, reporter, support, transport, transportation, unimportant, unsupportable
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