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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.

RELATED WORDS

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

Nearby words

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

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

Definition for comport (2 of 2)

comport

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[ 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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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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