comport
comport is defined in Webster's Unabridged Dictionary (1913) with 4 senses. The full text of each entry is reproduced verbatim below.
Definitions
- 1.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.
- 2.To bear; to endure; to brook; to put with. [Obs.] The malcontented sort That never can the present state comport. Daniel.
- 3.To carry; to conduct; -- with a reflexive pronoun. Observe how Lord Somers . . . comported himself. Burke.
- 4.Manner of acting; behavior; conduct; deportment. [Obs.] I knew them well, and marked their rude comport. Dryden.
Source: Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913 edition (public domain, via GCIDE / Project Gutenberg).
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Reverse-dictionary questions
Definition-first questions whose answer is comport.
- What is 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 called?
- What is to bear; to endure; to brook; to put with. [Obs.] The malcontented sort That never can the present state comport. Daniel called?
- What is to carry; to conduct; -- with a reflexive pronoun. Observe how Lord Somers . . . comported himself. Burke called?
- What is manner of acting; behavior; conduct; deportment. [Obs.] I knew them well, and marked their rude comport. Dryden called?
Sources
- Definitions: Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913 edition (public domain, via GCIDE / Project Gutenberg).
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