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comport Definition

com·port (kəm pôrt)

transitive verb

to behave or conduct (oneself) in a specified manner

Etymology: ME comporten < OFr comporter, to allow, admit of < L comportare, to bring together < com-, together + portare, carry: see fare

intransitive verb

to agree or accord (with)

comport Usage Examples

Preposition: with

  • nothingness: God is Life, Expression, reality; and how can these things comport with Nothingness?
  • nature: Timeliness: Reports should provide information on a regular schedule that meets user needs and comports with the nature of the information itself.

Modifying Another Word

hardly: These facts hardly comport with your picture of a shady confidence-trickster in search of cash or notoriety.