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comport

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[ kuhm-pawrt, -pohrt ]
/ kəmˈpɔrt, -ˈpoʊrt /
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verb (used with object)

to bear or conduct (oneself); behave: He comported himself with dignity.

verb (used without object)

to be in agreement, harmony, or conformity (usually followed by with): His statement does not comport with the facts.

noun

Obsolete. comportment.

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Origin of comport

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1350–1400; Middle English <Middle French comporter<Latin comportāre to transport, equivalent to com-com- + portāre to port5

SYNONYMS FOR comport

1 deport.
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Words nearby comport

component, componential analysis, component of complement, componentry, compony, comport, comportance, comportment, compose, composed, composer

Definition for comport (2 of 2)

comport2
[ kom-pawrt, -pohrt ]
/ ˈkɒm pɔrt, -poʊrt /

noun

a large English glass dish of the 18th century used for holding fruit or candy and having a wide, shallow top supported by heavy stem and foot; compote.

Origin of comport

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1765–75; alteration of French compotier a dish for compote; see -ier2
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Words related to comport

conform, accord, square, fit, tally, correspond, harmonize, cohere, check, match, carry, deport, acquit, bear, conduct

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British Dictionary definitions for comport

comport
/ (kəmˈpɔːt) /

verb

(tr) to conduct or bear (oneself) in a specified way
(intr foll by with) to agree (with); correspond (to)

Word Origin for comport

C16: from Latin comportāre to bear, collect, from com- together + portāre to carry
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