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port
(PORT)to carry
Latin for carrying. Found in words about transport, importing, and bearing things.
rootLatin
MovementExample words
transport
to carry across a distance
import
to carry goods into a country
export
to carry goods out of a country
portable
able to be carried
Words in our dictionary that use this root
Every dataset word containing port, with the parts it shares with other roots in our set.
transport
to carry across a distance
import
to carry goods into a country
export
to carry goods out of a country
portable
able to be carried
deport
to carry away (from a country)
Who it is for
Grades served: 4, 5
Level 1Level 1 holds the word parts students meet first. Level 3 holds the ones that turn up in harder reading.
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