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com·port

1   [kuhm-pawrt, -pohrt]
verb (used with object)
1.
to bear or conduct (oneself); behave: He comported himself with dignity.
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verb (used without object)
2.
to be in agreement, harmony, or conformity (usually followed by with): His statement does not comport with the facts.

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noun
3.
Obsolete. comportment.
Origin:
1350–1400; Middle English < Middle French comporter < Latin comportāre to transport, equivalent to com- com- + portāre to port5

Synonyms
1. deport.

Example Sentences
  • They comport themselves with a beguiling blend of panache and precision.
  • For this reason, it is important that candidates comport themselves reciprocally.
  • However, this does not necessarily comport with what labour economists are finding.
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com·port

2   [kom-pawrt, -pohrt]
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:
1765–75; alteration of French compotier a dish for compote; see -ier2
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comport (kəmˈpɔːt)
 
—vb (foll by with)
1.  (tr) to conduct or bear (oneself) in a specified way
2.  to agree (with); correspond (to)
 
[C16: from Latin comportāre to bear, collect, from com- together + portāre to carry]

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comport
late 14c., from M.Fr. comporter "endure, behave," from L. comportare "to bring together," from com- "together" + portare "to carry" (see port (1)). Meaning "to agree with, suit" (with with) is from 1589.
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