\Rap*port"\, n. [F., fr. rapporter to bring again or
back, to refer; pref. re- re- + apporter to bring, L.
apporter to bring, L. apportare. Cf. {Report}.]
Relation; proportion; conformity; correspondence; accord.
      'T is obvious what rapport there is between the
      conceptions and languages in every country. --Sir W.
                                               Temple.
{En` rap`port"}[F.], in accord, harmony, or sympathy; having
   a mutual, especially a private, understanding; in
   mesmerism, in that relation of sympathy which permits
   influence or communication.