comport1
/kəmˈpɔːt
/verb
1 (comport oneself) formal Conduct oneself; behave: articulate students who comported themselves well in interviews...
- Zevon was a fine songrwriter and performer who comported himself with great dignity after he announced his fatal illness.
- I think you can see a little bit of that in the way he comports himself on the course - very relaxed, very composed.
- And on the train back from the Stade de France, his girlfriend who had accompanied him to this city of love, informed him that she was none too impressed by the way in which he was comporting himself.
Synonyms
conduct oneself, acquit oneself;
behave, act, perform
rare deport oneself
2 [no object] (comport with) archaic Accord or agree with: they do all that nature and art can do to comport with his will...
- However, what the Constitution does require is equal treatment of votes cast in a manner that comports with the Equal Protection Clause.
- It follows that religious liberty rights are not in question and that the Pledge policy fully comports with the Constitution.
- Before we permit democratic institutions to subject an offender to ridicule, scorn, and humiliation, we have to ask whether this kind of punishment comports with evolving standards of decency and the dignity of humankind.
Origin
Late Middle English (in the sense 'tolerate'): from Latin comportare, from com- 'together' + portare 'carry, bear'.
Rhymes
comport2
/ˈkɒmpɔːt/noun
Another term for compote (sense 2).Another pair of vases by Kitty Blake found £500 and a comport by H Price £720.
Origin
Late 19th century: apparently an abbreviation of French comportier, variant of compotier 'dessert dish'.