[syn: behave, acquit, bear, deport, conduct, comport, carry]
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
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 with
an injury. [Obs.] --Barrow.
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2. To agree; to accord; to suit; -- sometimes followed by
with.
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How ill this dullness doth comport with greatness.
--Beau. & Fl.
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How their behavior herein comported with the
institution. --Locke.
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The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
Comport \Com*port"\, v. t.
1. To bear; to endure; to brook; to put with. [Obs.]
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The malcontented sort
That never can the present state comport. --Daniel.
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2. To carry; to conduct; -- with a reflexive pronoun.
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Observe how Lord Somers . . . comported himself.
--Burke.
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The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
Comport \Com"port\ (?, formerly ?), n. [Cf. OF. comport.]
Manner of acting; behavior; conduct; deportment. [Obs.]
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I knew them well, and marked their rude comport.
--Dryden.
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WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):
comport
v 1: behave well or properly; "The children must learn to
behave" [syn: behave, comport] [ant: misbehave,
misconduct, misdemean]
2: behave in a certain manner; "She carried herself well"; "he
bore himself with dignity"; "They conducted themselves well
during these difficult times" [syn: behave, acquit,
bear, deport, conduct, comport, carry]
Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0:
18 Moby Thesaurus words for "comport":
accord, acquit, act, bear, carry, check, conduct, correspond,
demean, deport, dovetail, fit in, gee, go, go on, quit, square,
tally