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What (who) is Comport - definition
comport
v. (formal) (P; refl.) to comport oneself with dignity; to comport oneself well
comport
(comports, comporting, comported)
If you comport yourself in a particular way, you behave in that way. (FORMAL)
He comports himself with modesty...
VERB: V pron-refl prep/adv
comport
comport1 [k?m'p?:t]
¦ verb
1. (comport oneself) formal conduct oneself; behave.
2. (comport with) archaic accord or agree with.
Origin
ME (in the sense 'tolerate'): from L. comportare, from com- 'together' + portare 'carry, bear'.
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comport2 ['k?mp?:t]
¦ noun another term for compote (in sense 2).
Origin
C19: appar. an abbrev. of Fr. comportier.
Examples of use of Comport
1. They may all wear replica shirts, but they comport themselves entirely differently.
2. Such an interpretation does not comport with the current Hillary–is–unstoppable media storyline, of course.
3. Ideas that comport with our Constitution, and I hope, ideas that will get us out of Iraq without the loss of one more American young man or woman.
4. Nations seek to cultivate a rich artistic and cultural life by supporting the arts in ways that comport with their particular values and historical experience.
5. She says her party objects to the deployment because the mission assigned to her country doesn‘t comport with facts on the ground.