Thesaurus: comport

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1. v. i. To bear or endure; to put up (with); as, to comport with an injury.
2. v. i. To agree; to accord; to suit; -- sometimes followed by with.
3. v. t. To bear; to endure; to brook; to put with.
4. v. t. To carry; to conduct; -- with a reflexive pronoun.
5. n. Manner of acting; behavior; conduct; deportment.
6. v. behave well or properly
7. v. behave in a certain manner; show a certain behavior; conduct or comport oneself
8. 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. 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. Manner of acting; behavior; conduct; deportment. [Obs.] I knew them well, and marked their rude comport. Dryden.
9. Manner of acting; behavior; conduct; deportment. [Obs.]I knew them well, and marked their rude comport. Dryden.
10. v:100 v behave well or properly v behave in a certain manner