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  • verb science fiction, transitive To teleport (someone or something) using a (fictional) device, especially from the surface of a planet to an orbiting starship.
  • verb science fiction, intransitive To be teleported, or to teleport oneself, in this manner.
  • verb intransitive to appear suddenly, as if by teleport

Etymologies

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From beam up, from the Star Trek franchise.

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