COMPORT


Meaning of COMPORT in English

com ‧ port /kəmˈpɔːt $ -ˈpɔːrt/ BrE AmE verb formal

[ Date: 1300-1400 ; Language: Old French ; Origin: comporter 'to carry, lead' , from Latin comportare 'to bring together' , from com- ( ⇨ COM- ) + portare 'to carry' ]

comport yourself to behave in a particular way:

He comported himself in a way that won him respect.

—comportment noun [uncountable]

comport with something phrasal verb formal

to follow or be in agreement with an idea, belief, or rule

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