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comport
verb intransitive
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
verb transitive
With the reciprocal pronoun, to behave; to conduct. It is curious to observe how lord Somers--comported himself on that occasion.
comport
To bear; to endure; as in French, Spanish and Italian.
comport
noun
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.