comport

¹com·port

verb \kəm-ˈpȯrt\

Definition of COMPORT

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>

— com·port·ment \-mənt\ noun

Examples of COMPORT

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

Origin of COMPORT

Middle French comporter to bear, conduct, from Latin comportare to bring together, from com- + portare to carry — more at fare

First Known Use: 1589

Related to COMPORT

Synonyms

accord, agree, answer, chord, cohere, coincide, check, conform, consist, correspond, dovetail, fit, go, harmonize, jibe, rhyme (also rime), sort, square, tally

Antonyms

differ (from), disagree (with)

Related Words

equal, match, parallel; align (also aline), line up, register

Near Antonyms

contradict, dispute, gainsay; negate, nullify; clash, conflict, jar

See Synonym Discussion at behave

Rhymes with COMPORT

abort, airport, amort, aport, assort, athwart, backcourt, bellwort, birthwort, bistort, blood sport, Bridgeport, carport, cavort, cohort, colewort, consort, contort, crosscourt, deport, disport, distort, downcourt, effort, escort, exhort, export, extort, fall short, figwort, forecourt, for short, free port, frontcourt, glasswort, Gosport, Gulfport, half-court, homeport, home port, in short, jetport, lousewort, lungwort, madwort, milkwort, mugwort, Newport, outport, passport, presort, purport, ragwort, report, re-sort, resort, retort, sandwort, seaport, sell short, Shreveport, spaceport, spearwort, spoilsport, Stockport, support, toothwort, transport

²com·port

noun \ˈkäm-ˌpȯrt\

Definition of COMPORT

: compote 2

First Known Use of COMPORT

1771