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Comport
Open directlyWebster's 1828 Dictionary · 1828 1 of 3
Part of speech: noun (n.)
Manner of acting; behavior; conduct; deportment. [Obs.] I knew them well, and marked their rude comport. Dryden.
Webster's 1828 Dictionary · 1828 2 of 3
Part of speech: verb (v.)
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.
Webster's 1828 Dictionary · 1828 3 of 3
Part of speech: verb (v.)
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.