Meaning & use
apport
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In spiritualism, an object said to materialize mysteriously during a séance, supposedly transported by paranormal means.
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The medium claimed the flowers on the table were an apport from the spirit world.
Skeptics dismissed the apport as nothing more than a sleight-of-hand trick.
A note on using this word
From French 'apporter,' to bring; the term is used almost exclusively in discussions of spiritualism and the paranormal.
Another way to use it
2. verb
To bring or convey an object, especially by supposed paranormal means.
The spirit was said to apport small trinkets into the room.
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