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Comporting

To tolerate, bear, put up (with).

📖 Definitions of "Comporting"

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  1. 1

    To tolerate, bear, put up (with).

    "to comport with an injury"

  2. 2

    To be in agreement (with); to be of an accord.

    "The new rules did not seem to comport with the spirit of the club."

  3. 3

    To behave (in a given manner).

    "She comported herself with grace."

💡 Words with a Similar Meaning to "Comporting"

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WordDefinition
deportverb(transitive) To evict, especially from a country.
behaveverb(intransitive) To act, conduct oneself in a specific manner; used with an adverbial of manner.
acquitverb(transitive) To declare or find innocent or not guilty.
conductverb(transitive) To lead; to direct; to be in charge of (people or tasks)
carryverb(transitive) To lift (something) and take it to another place; to transport (something) by lifting.
bearverb(now transitive outside certain set patterns such as 'bear with'; formerly also intransitive) To endure or withstand (hardship, scrutiny, etc.); to tolerate; to be patient (with).
complyingverbThat complies
fulfillingverbWhich causes fulfilment; emotionally or artistically satisfying.
respectingverbTo have respect for.
misapprehendverb(transitive) To interpret incorrectly; to misunderstand.
disabledverbHaving a disability.
adheringverb(intransitive) To stick fast or cleave, as a glutinous substance does; to become joined or united.
secludingverb(transitive, chiefly reflexive) To shut off or keep apart, as from company, society, etc.; withdraw (oneself) from society or into solitude.
esteemingverbTo set a high value on; to regard with respect or reverence.
wrongingverbAn act by which somebody is wronged.
misconstruingverbAn instance of something being misconstrued; a misconstrual.
neglectingverb(transitive) To fail to care for or attend to something.
conformverb(transitive, intransitive) To adapt to something by more closely matching it, especially something normative.
unfetterverb(transitive) To release from fetters; to unchain; to let loose; to free.
derogatedverb(transitive) To detract from (something); to disparage, belittle.

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