verb
- behaved or conducted oneself in a particular manner
- agreed with or was consistent with something
Usage: formal
Usage: formal; often used with ‘with’
Examples
- She comported herself with dignity during the ceremony.
- The witness comported himself well under cross-examination.
- His actions did not comport with his stated beliefs.
- The new evidence comported with the detective’s theory.
- The students comported themselves professionally during the field trip.
- Her testimony comported with what other witnesses had said.