act as vs comport

act as and comport both are verbs.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
act as	No	No	Yes	No
comport	No	No	Yes	No

As verbs, comport is a hypernym of act as; that is, comport is a word with a broader meaning than act as:

act as: pretend to have certain qualities or state of mind
comport: behave in a certain manner; show a certain behavior; conduct or comport oneself

Other hypernyms of act as include acquit, act, bear, behave, carry, conduct, deport, do.

act as (verb)	comport (verb)
pretend to have certain qualities or state of mind	behave in a certain manner; show a certain behavior; conduct or comport oneself
function as or act like	behave well or properly