Port: Root Word

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What does the root 'port' mean?

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to carry

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What is 'transport'?

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To carry something from one place to another.

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What is 'deport'?

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To carry or send away from a country; to banish.

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What is 'import'?

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To carry into the country.

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What is 'teleport'?

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An imaginary phenomenon in which a person or object is moved across a distance instantly.

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What does 'portable' mean?

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Able to be easily carried or moved.

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What is the opposite of 'import'?

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Export, which means to carry out of the country.

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What does 'report' mean in relation to 'port'?

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To carry back information.

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What is 'portage'?

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The act of carrying a boat or its cargo overland between two navigable waters.

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What is a 'support'?

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To carry the weight of something.