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Added 9 October 2026

comport

/kəmˈpɔː(ɹ)t/ verb

Latin root: comportare Wiktionary

verb Definition from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA). Pronunciation from Wiktionary, via Kaikki.org. More about comport at Wordnik → Where our words come from →

To tolerate, bear, put up (with). .mw-parser-output .defdate{font-size:smaller}
to comport with an injury
To be in agreement (with); to be of an accord.
The new rules did not seem to comport with the spirit of the club.
To behave (in a given manner).
She comported herself with grace.

noun

Manner of acting; conduct; comportment; deportment.

Origin

From late Middle English comporten, from Old French comporter, from Latin comportare (“to bring together”), from com- (“together”) + portare (“to carry”).

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