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Consent vs Comport - What's the difference?

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Comport is a synonym of consent.



In intransitive terms the difference between consent and comport

is that consent is to express willingness, to give permission while comport is to be in agreement (with); to be of an accord.

consent

English

(wikipedia consent)

Verb

(en verb)
  • To express willingness, to give permission.
    • ''I've consented to have the procedure performed.
  • * (rfdate) Shakespeare
    • My poverty, but not my will, consents .
  • (medicine) To cause to sign a consent form.
  • *
  • (obsolete) To grant; to allow; to assent to.
  • * (rfdate) Milton
    • Interpreters will not consent it to be a true story.
  • To agree in opinion or sentiment; to be of the same mind; to accord; to concur.
  • * (rfdate) Bible, Acts viii. 1
    • And Saul was consenting unto his death.
  • * (rfdate) Fuller
    • Flourishing many years before Wyclif, and much consenting with him in jugdment.

    Usage notes

    * This is a catenative verb that takes the to infinitive . See

    Synonyms

    * (intransitive) acquiesce, agree, approve, assent, concur,

    Antonyms

    * (intransitive) disagree, , oppose

    Derived terms

    * consenting

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • Voluntary agreement or permission.
  • *, II.6:
    • All men know by experience, there be some parts of our bodies which often without any consent of ours doe stirre, stand, and lye down againe.

    Synonyms

    * (voluntary agreement) agreement, approval, assent, permission, willingness,

    Antonyms

    * (voluntary agreement) dissent, disagreement, opposition, refusal

    Derived terms

    * consenter * consentaneous * age of consent

    comport

    English

    Verb

    (en verb)
  • (obsolete, ambitransitive) To tolerate, bear, put up (with).
    • to comport with an injury
  • * Daniel
    • The malecontented sort / That never can the present state comport .
  • To be in agreement (with); to be of an accord.
    • The new rules did not seem to comport with the spirit of the club.
  • * Beaumont and Fletcher
    • How ill this dullness doth comport with greatness.
  • * John Locke
    • How their behaviour herein comported with the institution.
  • (reflexive) To behave (in a given manner).
    • She comported herself with grace.
  • * Burke
    • Observe how Lord Somers comported himself.

    Synonyms

    * cohere * carry

    Noun

  • (obsolete) Manner of acting; conduct; deportment.
    • I knew them well, and marked their rude comport . — Dryden.
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