Meaning of COMPORT
| Pronunciation: | | 'kâmpowrt
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- [v] behave in a certain manner; "She carried herself well"; "he bore himself with dignity"; "They conducted themselves well during these difficult times"
- [v] behave well or properly; "The children must learn to behave"
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| | Synonyms: | | acquit, bear, behave, carry, conduct, deport |
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| | Antonyms: | | misbehave, misconduct, misdemean | | |
| | See Also: | | act, assert, assert oneself, deal, fluster, hold, move, pose, put forward, remember oneself, walk, walk around | |
| Webster's 1913 Dictionary |
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\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.
2. To agree; to accord; to suit; -- sometimes followed by
with.
How ill this dullness doth comport with greatness.
--Beau. & Fl.
How their behavior herein comported with the
institution. --Locke.
\Com*port"\, v. t.
1. To bear; to endure; to brook; to put with. [Obs.]
The malcontented sort That never can the present
state comport. --Daniel.
2. To carry; to conduct; -- with a reflexive pronoun.
Observe how Lord Somers . . . comported himself.
--Burke.
\Com"port\ (?, formerly ?), n. [Cf. OF. comport.]
Manner of acting; behavior; conduct; deportment. [Obs.]
I knew them well, and marked their rude comport.
--Dryden.
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| | Related Terms: | | accord, acquit, act, bear, carry, check, conduct, correspond, demean, deport, dovetail, fit in, gee, go, go on, quit, square, tally |
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