Emily Dickinson Lexicon
Definition for COM-PORT'
COM-PORT', v.t.
- With the reciprocal pronoun, to behave; to conduct. It is curious to observe how lord Somers … comported himself on that occasion. – Burke. [Little used.]
- To bear; to endure; as in French, Spanish and Italian. [Not used.] – Daniel.
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