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[kəmˈpɔːt], (Verb)
Definitions:
- conduct oneself; behave
(e.g: articulate students who comported themselves well in interviews)
- accord or agree with
(e.g: our outdated rules did not comport with 21st-century realities)
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Origin
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late Middle English (in the sense ‘tolerate’): from Latin comportare, from com- ‘together’ + portare ‘carry, bear’
[ˈkɒmpɔːt], (Noun)
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Origin
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late 19th century: apparently an abbreviation of French comportier, variant of compotier ‘dessert dish’
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