comport

[ UK /kəmpˈɔːt/ ]
[ US /kəmˈpɔɹt/ ]

VERB

behave well or properly
The children must learn to behave
behave in a certain manner
They conducted themselves well during these difficult times
he bore himself with dignity
She carried herself well

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How To Use comport In A Sentence

That this is true is not to suggest that reality always comports with state law and college rules.
Markets do not lead to efficient outcomes, let alone outcomes that comport with social justice.
Of course, he has to comport himself differently than the rest of us do when somebody makes an allegation against him.
A judge should comport himself authoritatively [ with dignity ].
That would be the option of theistic evolution, which to me is not a logical choice because it requires elements of faith that simply don't comport with science and logic.
Group comportment had deteriorated by the day, with yours truly bearing the brunt of the collective delinquency.
Un agent provocateur est une personne agissant secrètement pour le compte d'un groupe mais apparaissant comme le membre d'un autre pour perturber son activité incitant délibérément, par ses propos et son comportement, à commettre des actes sanctionnés par la loi ou par l'opinion publique Wikipedia. Agent provocateur, provoquer, provocant/e
Evidently, comportment was the key to both characters.
She comported herself with dignity.
There are clear distinctions in comportment of ends of chromosomes on entering telophase nuclei. Nobel Lecture The Significance of Responses of the Genome to Challenge

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