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comport

1 American  
[kuhm-pawrt, -pohrt] / kəmˈpɔrt, -ˈpoʊrt /

verb (used with object)

  1. to bear or conduct (oneself ); behave.

    He comported himself with dignity.
    Synonyms:
    deport

verb (used without object)

  1. to be in agreement, harmony, or conformity (usually followed bywith ).

    His statement does not comport with the facts.

noun

  1. Obsolete. comportment.

comport 2 American  
[kom-pawrt, -pohrt] / ˈkɒm pɔrt, -poʊrt /

noun

  1. 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.

comport British  
/ kəmˈpɔːt /

verb

  1. (tr) to conduct or bear (oneself) in a specified way

  2. to agree (with); correspond (to)

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Etymology

Origin of comport1

1350–1400; Middle English < Middle French comporter < Latin comportāre to transport, equivalent to com- com- + portāre to port 5

Origin of comport2

1765–75; alteration of French compotier a dish for compote; -ier 2

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