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cohere (be logically consistent), correspond (be equivalent)
Burton's Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006
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comport with — [phrasal verb] comport with (something) US, formal : to be in agreement with (something) Her actions comport with [=match] her ideals. • • • Main Entry: ↑comport … Useful english dictionary
comport with — archaic accord or agree with. → comport … English new terms dictionary
comport with — (Roget s Thesaurus II) I verb To be compatible or in correspondence: accord, agree, check, chime, conform, consist, correspond, fit1, harmonize, match, square, tally. Informal: jibe1. Archaic: quadrate. See AGREE. II verb See comport … English dictionary for students
comport with — Suit, fit, become, agree with, accord with, square with, chime in with, be suitable to … New dictionary of synonyms
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… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
comport — com|port [kəmˈpo:t US ˈpo:rt] v formal [Date: 1300 1400; : Old French; Origin: comporter to carry, lead , from Latin comportare to bring together , from com ( COM ) + portare to carry ] comport yourself to behave in a particular way ▪ He… … Dictionary of contemporary English
comport — I. /kəmˈpɔt / (say kuhm pawt) phrase 1. comport oneself, to bear or conduct oneself; behave: *Nobody could accuse them of not trying to comport themselves. –patrick white, 1976. 2. comport with, to agree or accord with; suit. {French comporter… …
comport — com•port [[t]kəmˈpɔrt, ˈpoʊrt[/t]] v. t. 1) to bear or conduct (oneself); behave: to comport oneself with dignity[/ex] 2) to be in agreement, harmony, or conformity (usu. followed by with): to comport with the facts[/ex] • Etymology: 1350–1400;… … From formal English to slang
comport — comport1 [kəm pɔ:t] verb 1》 (comport oneself) formal conduct oneself; behave. 2》 (comport with) archaic accord or agree with. Origin ME (in the sense tolerate ): from L. comportare, from com together + portare carry, bear . comport2 [ kɒmpɔ:t … English new terms dictionary
comport — comport1 /keuhm pawrt , pohrt /, v.t. 1. to bear or conduct (oneself); behave: He comported himself with dignity. v.i. 2. to be in agreement, harmony, or conformity (usually followed by with): His statement does not comport with the facts. n. 3.… … Universalium
