3 entries under this word

Comport

Com-pōrt', v. i.

verbintransitive

v. i. [imp. & p. p. COMPORTED; p. pr. & vb. n. COMPORTING.] [Fr. comporter, Pr., Sp., & Pg. comportar, It. comportare, to bear, conduct, Lat. comportare, from com, for con, and portare.]

To bear or put up; as, to comport with an injury. [Obs.] Barrow.
To agree; to accord; to suit; — sometimes followed by with. “To see how their behavior herein [eating the Lord’s supper] comported with the institution, and the end for which it was instituted.” Locke.

Com-pōrt', v. t.

verbtransitive

v. t. 1. To bear; to endure. [Obs.]

The malcontented sort That never can the present state comport. Daniel.

☞ “A Gallic signification, not adopted among us.” Johnson.

Sense 2. To behave; to conduct; — with a reflexive pronoun.

Observe how Lord Somers...comported himself on that occasion. Burke.

Cōm'pōrt, n.

noun

n. (Formerly accented on the second syllable.) [O. Fr. & Pr. comport, Sp. comporte, It. comporto. See supra.] Manner of acting; behavior; conduct. I knew them well, and marked their rude comport. Dryden.