comport
1[ kuhm-pawrt, -pohrt ]
/ kəmˈpɔrt, -ˈpoʊrt /
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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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.
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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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