comport1
/
kəmˈpɔːt/
v.
-
(comport oneself)
formal conduct oneself; behave.
-
(comport with)
archaic accord or agree with.
Etymology
ME (in the sense ‘tolerate’): from L. comportare, from com- ‘together’ + portare ‘carry, bear’.
comport2
/
ˈkɒmpɔːt/
n.
another term for
compote (in sense
2).
Etymology
C19: appar. an abbrev. of Fr. comportier.
