comport

[ 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.

OTHER WORDS FOR comport

1 deport.

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Origin of comport

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

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

Other definitions 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

1765–75; alteration of French compotier a dish for compote; see -ier²

How to use comport in a sentence

According to the court, any other interpretation did not comport with the well-established meaning of “continue.”
Close Call for Native American Rights in Ruling on Baby Girl|Marcia Zug|June 26, 2013|DAILY BEAST
This reported contentment is hardly a surprise: the index's results comport with similar recent polls.
Beneath The Surface Of Israeli Content|Michal Levertov|April 4, 2013|DAILY BEAST
He was a memorable teacher nonetheless, simply by providing himself as an example in how to comport yourself.
Frank Hall, Coach Who Chased the Chardon High School Gunman, Is a Hero|Michael Daly|February 29, 2012|DAILY BEAST
And a truly bad ticker does not comport well with the stress of a presidential campaign.
Scarborough for President|Mark McKinnon|September 8, 2009|DAILY BEAST

If one judges people in part by the way they and their family comport themselves—and we all do—then the verdict is clear.
Flying on Air Force One With the Obamas|Kathleen Parker|February 18, 2009|DAILY BEAST
The gentlemen awaited her with impatience, the ladies with curiosity, to see how she would comport herself in her new situation.
The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 17, No. 101, March, 1866|Various
He told his disciples that they would be dragged before the judges, and gave them advice as to how they should comport themselves.
My Religion|Leo Tolstoy
To use the words of Prof. Venable, they do not "comport with the general delicacy of the book."
Etidorhpa or the End of Earth.|John Uri Lloyd
In every way they comport themselves just as old ducks do and not at all in the ways of their hen mother.
Our Domestic Birds|John H. Robinson
Does it comport with our honor and dignity to admit into our ports and harbors the very vessels destroying our commerce?
Abridgement of the Debates of Congress, from 1789 to 1856 (4 of 16 vol.)|Various

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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