comport
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verb (used with object)
1.
to bear or conduct (oneself); behave: He comported himself with dignity.
verb (used without object)
2.
to be in agreement, harmony, or conformity (usually followed by with ): His statement does not comport with the facts.
noun
3.
Obsolete, comportment.
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| —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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Word Origin & History
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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Example sentences
One of the things you learn in law school is that a trial, to comport with due process, must have dignity.
The license agreement must comport with applicable federal laws, regulations, and otherwise satisfy the government's needs.
It goes almost without saying that the historical reality and the political caricature do not comport with one another.
It is instead a much broader attempt to realign facts to comport with ideology.
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