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The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
Comport \Com*port"\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Comported}; p. pr. &
vb. n. {Comporting}.] [F. comporter, LL. comportare, fr.L.
comportare to bring together; com- + portare to carry. See
{Port demeanor}.]
1. To bear or endure; to put up (with); as, to comport with
an injury. [Obs.] --Barrow.
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2. To agree; to accord; to suit; -- sometimes followed by
with.
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How ill this dullness doth comport with greatness.
--Beau. & Fl.
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How their behavior herein comported with the
institution. --Locke.
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