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com·port
 comport
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- pronunciation:
- k
 m
port
- parts of speech:
- transitive verb, intransitive verb
- features:
- Word Combinations (verb), Word Parts
| part of speech: |
transitive verb |
| inflections: |
comports, comporting, comported |
| definition: |
to behave or bear (oneself) in a particular way.
He comports himself with grace.- synonyms:
- acquit, carry, conduct
- similar words:
- behave, demean
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| related words: |
bear |
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| part of speech: |
intransitive verb |
| definition: |
to harmonize or be in keeping (usu. fol. by "with").
Her behavior comports well with her new status.- synonyms:
- accord, agree, correspond, jibe, square, tally
- similar words:
- coincide, conform, dovetail, fit, harmonize, match
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