comport

1 of 2

verb

com·port kəm-ˈpȯrt How to pronounce comport (audio)

comported; comporting; comports

intransitive verb

: to be fitting : accord

actions that comport with policy

transitive verb

: behave

especially : to behave in a manner conformable to what is right, proper, or expected

comported himself well in the crisis

comportment

kəm-ˈpȯrt-mənt How to pronounce comport (audio)

noun

comport

2 of 2

noun

com·port ˈkäm-ˌpȯrt How to pronounce comport (audio)

: compote sense 2

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Comport and Behavior

With its prefix com-, "with", the Latin word comportare meant "to bring together". So it's easy to see how in English we could say that a college's policy comports with state law, or that a visit to your parents doesn't comport with your other weekend plans, or that your aunt and uncle won't listen to anything on TV that doesn't comport with their prejudices. The "behave" sense of the word comes through French, and its essential meaning is how a person "carries" him- or herself. So you may say, for instance, that your 17-year-old comported himself well (for once!) at the wedding reception, or that an ambassador always comports herself with dignity—that is, her comportment is always dignified—or that your class comported itself in a way that was a credit to the school.

Example Sentences

Verb an outfit that most definitely does not comport with the company's guidelines for dress-down days the grieving relatives comported themselves with grace and dignity during that difficult time

Recent Examples on the Web

Verb

Parents whose values don’t comport with that worldview, however, are now on equal footing.

David Harsanyi, National Review, 31 Mar. 2022 Even at age 5, Jones had dreams of playing professional football and wanted to know how his mother would comport herself in the green room when the commissioner called his name.

Globe Staff, BostonGlobe.com, 25 July 2022 The more time ticked by, the more ridiculous my initial angst over how to comport myself in the bathhouse seemed.

Brian Blickenstaff, Outside Online, 10 Dec. 2012 Her rulings in this sensitive area of the law generally comport with decisions by many federal judges.

Joan Biskupic, CNN, 24 Mar. 2022 The Ohio Supreme Court -- led by a courageous Republican chief justice -- has rejected multiple maps for failing to comport with the new nonpartisan criteria.

David Daley, CNN, 22 Apr. 2022 All this amounts to an unprecedented assault on narratives that don’t comport with the message Moscow desperately wants to convey to the world, both about the new war and about its mounting internal dysfunction.

Ilan Berman, National Review, 3 Apr. 2022 The activism can include pushing climate goals at shareholder meetings and voting against directors and proposals that don’t comport with the agenda, even if other decisions may benefit investors.

Mark Brnovich, WSJ, 6 Mar. 2022 These are clear, consistent positions that comport with tenets of orthodox Christianity — as well as with Judaism and Islam.

David Harsanyi, National Review, 22 Feb. 2022

Noun

The case could result in substantial changes, as the plaintiffs are challenging whether the amounts and method of distribution of the annual education subsidies issued by the General Assembly comport with the state Constitution.

From Usa Today Network And Wire Reports, USA TODAY, 28 July 2022 No more than acceptance of subordination is an argument in favor of patriarchy or slavery can shunting political choice away from openly political forums comport with our ideal of collective self-government (let alone be required by it).

Ryan D. Doerfler, The New Republic, 13 Oct. 2021 Susanka's ideas comport with like-minded design enthusiasts gleaned from their Uruguayan backgrounds.

Rohan Preston, Star Tribune, 30 July 2021 But reconciliation also limits what provisions lawmakers can approve, and the Senate’s nonpartisan parliamentarian found that raising the minimum wage didn’t comport with reconciliation’s rules.

Eric Morath, WSJ, 6 Mar. 2021 As an abattoir of reason, the ad at least comports with the spirit of this bailout.

Washington Post, 4 Sep. 2019 Trump has authored Twitter posts before about sanctions that didn’t comport with U.S. policy and that aides struggled to explain.

The Washington Post, The Mercury News, 21 June 2019 Trump has authored Twitter posts before about sanctions that didn’t comport with U.S. policy and that aides struggled to explain.

The Washington Post, The Mercury News, 21 June 2019 Does that comport with your own experience with the violent crime increase, sheriff?

Fox News, 31 May 2018 See More

comport

verb

as in to correspond

to be in agreement on every point an outfit that most definitely does not comport with the company's guidelines for dress-down days

Synonyms & Similar Words

Relevance

correspond
conform
coincide
fit
agree
harmonize
dovetail
consist
sort
accord
cohere
align
square
jibe
rhyme
check
rime
match
answer
go
chord
tally
parallel
equal
fall in with
register
aline
line up

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

contradict
differ (from)
disagree (with)
conflict
nullify
dispute
negate
jar
gainsay
clash

as in to behave

to manage the actions of (oneself) in a particular way the grieving relatives comported themselves with grace and dignity during that difficult time

Synonyms & Similar Words

behave
acquit
conduct
carry
handle
restrain
compose
contain
demean
deport
collect
inhibit
control
constrain
act
bear
temper
play
check
modulate
curb
quit
quiet
moderate
repress
impersonate

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

misbehave
misconduct
act up
cut up
carry on

Synonym Chooser

Some common synonyms of comport are acquit, behave, conduct, and deport. While all these words mean "to act or to cause oneself to do something in a certain way," comport suggests conduct measured by what is expected or required of one in a certain class or position.

comported themselves as gentlemen

The meanings of acquit and comport largely overlap; however, acquit applies to action under stress that deserves praise or meets expectations.

acquitted herself well in her first assignment

The words behave and comport are synonyms, but do differ in nuance. Specifically, behave may apply to the meeting of a standard of what is proper or decorous.

the children behaved in church

The synonyms conduct and comport are sometimes interchangeable, but conduct implies action or behavior that shows the extent of one's power to control or direct oneself.

conducted herself with unfailing good humor

While the synonyms deport and comport are close in meaning, deport implies behaving so as to show how far one conforms to conventional rules of discipline or propriety.

the hero deported himself in accord with the code of chivalry

单词	comport
释义	comport 1 of 2 verb com·port kəm-ˈpȯrt comported; comporting; comports intransitive verb : to be fitting : accord actions that comport with policy transitive verb : behave especially : to behave in a manner conformable to what is right, proper, or expected comported himself well in the crisis comportment kəm-ˈpȯrt-mənt noun comport 2 of 2 noun com·port ˈkäm-ˌpȯrt : compote sense 2 Did you know? Comport and Behavior With its prefix com-, "with", the Latin word comportare meant "to bring together". So it's easy to see how in English we could say that a college's policy comports with state law, or that a visit to your parents doesn't comport with your other weekend plans, or that your aunt and uncle won't listen to anything on TV that doesn't comport with their prejudices. The "behave" sense of the word comes through French, and its essential meaning is how a person "carries" him- or herself. So you may say, for instance, that your 17-year-old comported himself well (for once!) at the wedding reception, or that an ambassador always comports herself with dignity—that is, her comportment is always dignified—or that your class comported itself in a way that was a credit to the school. Synonyms Verb accord agree answer check chord cohere coincide conform consist correspond dovetail fit go harmonize jibe rhyme rime sort square tally See all Synonyms & Antonyms Example Sentences Verb an outfit that most definitely does not comport with the company's guidelines for dress-down days the grieving relatives comported themselves with grace and dignity during that difficult time Recent Examples on the Web Verb Parents whose values don’t comport with that worldview, however, are now on equal footing. David Harsanyi, National Review, 31 Mar. 2022 Even at age 5, Jones had dreams of playing professional football and wanted to know how his mother would comport herself in the green room when the commissioner called his name. Globe Staff, BostonGlobe.com, 25 July 2022 The more time ticked by, the more ridiculous my initial angst over how to comport myself in the bathhouse seemed. Brian Blickenstaff, Outside Online, 10 Dec. 2012 Her rulings in this sensitive area of the law generally comport with decisions by many federal judges. Joan Biskupic, CNN, 24 Mar. 2022 The Ohio Supreme Court -- led by a courageous Republican chief justice -- has rejected multiple maps for failing to comport with the new nonpartisan criteria. David Daley, CNN, 22 Apr. 2022 All this amounts to an unprecedented assault on narratives that don’t comport with the message Moscow desperately wants to convey to the world, both about the new war and about its mounting internal dysfunction. Ilan Berman, National Review, 3 Apr. 2022 The activism can include pushing climate goals at shareholder meetings and voting against directors and proposals that don’t comport with the agenda, even if other decisions may benefit investors. Mark Brnovich, WSJ, 6 Mar. 2022 These are clear, consistent positions that comport with tenets of orthodox Christianity — as well as with Judaism and Islam. David Harsanyi, National Review, 22 Feb. 2022 Noun The case could result in substantial changes, as the plaintiffs are challenging whether the amounts and method of distribution of the annual education subsidies issued by the General Assembly comport with the state Constitution. From Usa Today Network And Wire Reports, USA TODAY, 28 July 2022 No more than acceptance of subordination is an argument in favor of patriarchy or slavery can shunting political choice away from openly political forums comport with our ideal of collective self-government (let alone be required by it). Ryan D. Doerfler, The New Republic, 13 Oct. 2021 Susanka's ideas comport with like-minded design enthusiasts gleaned from their Uruguayan backgrounds. Rohan Preston, Star Tribune, 30 July 2021 But reconciliation also limits what provisions lawmakers can approve, and the Senate’s nonpartisan parliamentarian found that raising the minimum wage didn’t comport with reconciliation’s rules. Eric Morath, WSJ, 6 Mar. 2021 As an abattoir of reason, the ad at least comports with the spirit of this bailout. Washington Post, 4 Sep. 2019 Trump has authored Twitter posts before about sanctions that didn’t comport with U.S. policy and that aides struggled to explain. The Washington Post, The Mercury News, 21 June 2019 Trump has authored Twitter posts before about sanctions that didn’t comport with U.S. policy and that aides struggled to explain. The Washington Post, The Mercury News, 21 June 2019 Does that comport with your own experience with the violent crime increase, sheriff? Fox News, 31 May 2018 See More Word History Etymology Verb Middle French comporter to bear, conduct, from Latin comportare to bring together, from com- + portare to carry — more at fare First Known Use Verb 1589, in the meaning defined at intransitive sense Noun 1771, in the meaning defined above Phrases Containing comport comport oneself comport with comport oneself comport with comport verb 1 as in to correspond to be in agreement on every point an outfit that most definitely does not comport with the company's guidelines for dress-down days Synonyms & Similar Words Relevance correspond conform coincide fit agree harmonize dovetail consist sort accord cohere align square jibe rhyme check rime match answer go chord tally parallel equal fall in with register aline line up Antonyms & Near Antonyms contradict differ (from) disagree (with) conflict nullify dispute negate jar gainsay clash See More 2 as in to behave to manage the actions of (oneself) in a particular way the grieving relatives comported themselves with grace and dignity during that difficult time Synonyms & Similar Words behave acquit conduct carry handle restrain compose contain demean deport collect inhibit control constrain act bear temper play check modulate curb quit quiet moderate repress impersonate Antonyms & Near Antonyms misbehave misconduct act up cut up carry on Synonym Chooser Some common synonyms of comport are acquit, behave, conduct, and deport. While all these words mean "to act or to cause oneself to do something in a certain way," comport suggests conduct measured by what is expected or required of one in a certain class or position. comported themselves as gentlemen The meanings of acquit and comport largely overlap; however, acquit applies to action under stress that deserves praise or meets expectations. acquitted herself well in her first assignment The words behave and comport are synonyms, but do differ in nuance. Specifically, behave may apply to the meeting of a standard of what is proper or decorous. the children behaved in church The synonyms conduct and comport are sometimes interchangeable, but conduct implies action or behavior that shows the extent of one's power to control or direct oneself. conducted herself with unfailing good humor While the synonyms deport and comport are close in meaning, deport implies behaving so as to show how far one conforms to conventional rules of discipline or propriety. the hero deported himself in accord with the code of chivalry
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comport

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