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COMPORT

Pronunciation (US):

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 I. (verb) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

Behave in a certain manner

Example:

They conducted themselves well during these difficult times

Synonyms:

acquit; bear; behave; carry; comport; conduct; deport

Classified under:

Verbs of political and social activities and events

Hypernyms (to "comport" is one way to...):

bear; carry; hold (support or hold in a certain manner)

act; move (perform an action, or work out or perform (an action))

Troponyms (each of the following is one way to "comport"):

fluster (be flustered; behave in a confused manner)

assert; put forward (insist on having one's opinions and rights recognized)

deal (behave in a certain way towards others)

walk around (behave in a certain manner or have certain properties)

pose; posture (behave affectedly or unnaturally in order to impress others)

Sentence frame:

Somebody ----s somebody

Derivation:

comportment (dignified manner or conduct)

Sense 2

Meaning:

Behave well or properly

Example:

The children must learn to behave

Synonyms:

behave; comport

Classified under:

Verbs of political and social activities and events

Hypernyms (to "comport" is one way to...):

act; move (perform an action, or work out or perform (an action))

Troponyms (each of the following is one way to "comport"):

walk (live or behave in a specified manner)

assert oneself (put oneself forward in an assertive and insistent manner)

remember oneself (recover one's good manners after a lapse or stop behaving badly)

Sentence frame:

Somebody ----s

Derivation:

comportment (dignified manner or conduct)

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