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comporting

[kuhm-pawrt, -pohrt] Origin

com·port

1[kuhm-pawrt, -pohrt]
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.

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Comporting is always a great word to know.
So is ninnyhammer. Does it mean:
a screen or mat covered with a dark material for shielding a camera lens from excess light or glare.
a fool or simpleton; ninny.
noun
3.
Obsolete. comportment.

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


1. deport.

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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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