Merriam-Webster Collegiate Dictionary - transport

 I. transitive verb  Etymology: Middle English, from Anglo-French or Latin; Anglo-French ~er, from Latin ~are, from trans- + portare to carry — more at fare  Date: 14th century  1. to transfer or convey from one place to another ~ing ions across a living membrane  2. to carry away with strong and often intensely pleasant emotion  3. to send to a penal colony overseas  Synonyms: see banish  • ~ability noun  • ~able adjective  II. noun  Date: 1611  1. an act or process of ~ing ; ~ation  2. strong or intensely pleasurable emotion ~s of joy  3.  a. a ship for carrying soldiers or military equipment  b. a vehicle (as a truck or airplane) used to ~ persons or goods  c. ~ation 3  4. a ~ed convict  Synonyms: see ecstasy