make sport of en · VERB
Pronunciation
- /meɪ̯k spoɹt əv/ (Canada, General-American)
- māk spôrt əv
- /mek spoɹt əv/ (Scotland)
- /mæɪ̯k spoːɹt əv/ (Australia, New-Zealand)
- /meɪ̯k spɔːɹt əv/ (Received-Pronunciation)
- /meːk spoːɾʈ ov/ (India)
Meanings
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(idiomatic) To make fun of someone or something.
I never heard him say a hard word about anyone, and it visibly grieved him when the rest of us made sport of our schoolmates, especially those with hopes of being published in Troubadour.
2003, Tobias Wolff, “Class Picture”, in Old School: a novel, 1st edition (fiction), quoted in Merriam-Webster, New York City, NY: Alfred A[braham]. Knopf, published 2003, →ISBN, →LCCN, →OCLC, →OL, page 10, lines 5–7:
- Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see make, sport, of.
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| making sport of | Tense=Pres, VerbForm=Part | lexicographic | |
| made sport of | Tense=Past, VerbForm=Part | lexicographic | |
| made sport of | Tense=Past | lexicographic | |
| makes sport of | Number=Sing, Person=3, Tense=Pres | lexicographic |
Synonyms
Translations (1)
la lūdificō (to make fun of someone or something)