comport 1
/keuhm pawrt", -pohrt"/ , v.t.
1. to bear or conduct (oneself); behave: He comported himself with dignity.
v.i.
2. to be in agreement, harmony, or conformity (usually followed by with ): His statement does not comport with the facts.
n.
3. Obs. comportment.
[ 1350-1400; ME comporter comportare to transport, equiv. to com- COM- + portare to PORT 5 ]
Syn. 1. deport.
comport 2
/kom"pawrt, -pohrt/ , n.
a large English glass dish of the 18th century used for holding fruit or candy and having a wide, shallow top supported by heavy stem and foot; compote.
[ 1765-75; alter. of F compotier a dish for COMPOTE; see -IER 2 ]