comport

comport
comport1
/keuhm pawrt", -pohrt"/, v.t.
1. to bear or conduct (oneself); behave: He comported himself with dignity.
v.i.
2. to be in agreement, harmony, or conformity (usually followed by with): His statement does not comport with the facts.
n.
3. Obs. comportment.
[1350-1400; ME < MF comporter < L comportare to transport, equiv. to com- COM- + portare to PORT5]
Syn. 1. deport.
comport2
/kom"pawrt, -pohrt/, n.
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.
[1765-75; alter. of F compotier a dish for COMPOTE; see -IER2]

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  • Comport — Com*port , v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Comported}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Comporting}.] [F. comporter, LL. comportare, fr.L. comportare to bring together; com + portare to carry. See {Port demeanor}.] 1. To bear or endure; to put up (with); as, to comport… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Comport — Com port (?, formerly ?), n. [Cf. OF. comport.] Manner of acting; behavior; conduct; deportment. [Obs.] [1913 Webster] I knew them well, and marked their rude comport. Dryden. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Comport — Com*port , v. t. 1. To bear; to endure; to brook; to put with. [Obs.] [1913 Webster] The malcontented sort That never can the present state comport. Daniel. [1913 Webster] 2. To carry; to conduct; with a reflexive pronoun. [1913 Webster] Observe… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • comport — ► VERB (comport oneself) formal ▪ conduct oneself; behave. ORIGIN Latin comportare, from portare carry, bear …   English terms dictionary

  • comport — I (agree with) verb accord with, attune, be accordant, be applicable, be apposite, be appropriate, be apt, be consistent, be consonant, be in accordance with, be in keeping, be in tune with, be suitable, become, befit, belong, chime in with,… …   Law dictionary

  • comport — (v.) late 14c., from M.Fr. comporter endure, admit, behave (13c.), from L. comportare to bring together, collect, from com together (see COM (Cf. com )) + portare to carry (see PORT (Cf. port) (1)). Meaning to agree with, suit (with with …   Etymology dictionary

  • comport — acquit, quit, demean, *behave, conduct, deport …   New Dictionary of Synonyms

  • comport — [kəm pôrt′] vt. [ME comporten < OFr comporter, to allow, admit of < L comportare, to bring together < com , together + portare, carry: see FARE] to behave or conduct (oneself) in a specified manner vi. to agree or accord (with) SYN.… …   English World dictionary

  • comport — v. (formal) (P; refl.) to comport oneself with dignity; to comport oneself well * * * [ kɒmpɔːt] to comport oneself well (formal) (P; refl.) to comport oneself with dignity …   Combinatory dictionary

  • comport — com|port [kəmˈpo:t US ˈpo:rt] v formal [Date: 1300 1400; : Old French; Origin: comporter to carry, lead , from Latin comportare to bring together , from com ( COM ) + portare to carry ] comport yourself to behave in a particular way ▪ He… …   Dictionary of contemporary English

  • comport — UK [kəmˈpɔː(r)t] / US [kəmˈpɔrt] verb Word forms comport : present tense I/you/we/they comport he/she/it comports present participle comporting past tense comported past participle comported comport yourself …   English dictionary

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