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Teleport vs Disapparate - What's the difference?

teleport | disapparate |

As verbs the difference between teleport and disapparate

is that teleport is to travel from one point to another without physically crossing the distance between the two points while disapparate is to disappear (magically) .

As a noun teleport

is (scifi) a teleporter.

teleport

English

(teleportation)

Verb

(en verb)
  • To travel from one point to another without physically crossing the distance between the two points.
  • To move an object in this fashion, as by telekinesis.

    • Synonyms

    * (to travel from one point to another without physically crossing the distance) beam

    Related terms

    * teleportation * teleporter * unteleported

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • (scifi) A teleporter.
  • A satellite ground station.
  • * 2004 , D. K. Sachdev, Business Strategies For Satellite Systems (page 131)
    • Teleports provide access to multiple satellites and other media as well. Independently owned teleports may also provide competitive access to different satellite systems.
    English ergative verbs

    disapparate

    English

    Verb

    (disapparat)
  • To disappear (magically)
    • ... the simplest thing John Prescott could do, to help secure a fourth term for Labour, would be to disapparate , taking his fellow revenants with him. ( - The Observer)

    Usage notes

    The word was invented by J. K. Rowling in the Harry Potter books to describe a form of teleportation from one place to another, but in derived usage it often means just to disappear completely.