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Webster's 1828 Dictionary

COMPORT, v.i. To comport with, literally, to bear to or with; to carry together. Hence, to agree with; to suit; to accord; as, to consider how far our charity may comport with our prudence. His behavior does not comport with his station.
COMPORT, v.t.
1. With the reciprocal pronoun, to behave; to conduct.
It is curious to observe how lord Somers--comported himself on that occasion.
2. To bear; to endure; as in French, Spanish and Italian.
COMPORT, n. Behavior; conduct; manner of acting.
I knew them well, and marked their rude comport.
This word is rarely or never used, but may be admissible in poetry. We now use deportment. The accent, since Shakespeares time, has been transferred to the first syllable.

WordNet (r) 3.0 (2005)

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]

Merriam Webster's

I. verb Etymology: Middle French comporter to bear, conduct, from Latin comportare to bring together, from com- + portare to carry — more at fare Date: 1589 intransitive verb to be fitting ; accord <actions that comport with policy> transitive verb behave; especially to behave in a manner conformable to what is right, proper, or expected <comported himself well in the crisis> Synonyms: see behave • comportment noun II. noun Date: 1771 compote 2

Oxford Reference Dictionary

v.refl. literary conduct oneself; behave. Phrases and idioms: comport with suit, befit. Derivatives: comportment n. Etymology: L comportare (as COM-, portare carry)

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

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. 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.

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

Comport 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.

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

Comport Com"port (?, formerly ?), n. [Cf. OF. comport.] Manner of acting; behavior; conduct; deportment. [Obs.] I knew them well, and marked their rude comport. --Dryden.

Collin's Cobuild Dictionary

(comports, comporting, comported) If you comport yourself in a particular way, you behave in that way. (FORMAL) He comports himself with modesty... VERB: V pron-refl prep/adv

Soule's Dictionary of English Synonyms

v. n. Agree, accord, harmonize, tally, correspond, square, fall in, chime in.

Moby Thesaurus

accord, acquit, act, bear, carry, check, conduct, correspond, demean, deport, dovetail, fit in, gee, go, go on, quit, square, tally