Source : Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)
En rapport \En` rap`port"\ [F.]
In accord, harmony, or sympathy; having a mutual, esp. a
private, understanding; of a hypnotic subject, being in such
a mental state as to be especially subject to the influence
of a particular person or persons.
Rapport \Rap*port"\, n. [F., fr. rapporter to bring again or
back, to refer; pref. re- re- + apporter to bring, L.
apporter to bring, L. apportare. Cf. {Report}.]
Relation; proportion; conformity; correspondence; accord.
'T is obvious what rapport there is between the
conceptions and languages in every country. --Sir W.
Temple.
{En` rap`port"}[F.], in accord, harmony, or sympathy; having
a mutual, especially a private, understanding; in
mesmerism, in that relation of sympathy which permits
influence or communication.