assert vs comport

assert and comport both are verbs.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
assert	No	No	Yes	No
comport	No	No	Yes	No

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

assert: insist on having one's opinions and rights recognized
comport: behave in a certain manner; show a certain behavior; conduct or comport oneself

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

assert (verb)	comport (verb)
postulate positively and assertively	behave in a certain manner; show a certain behavior; conduct or comport oneself
to declare or affirm solemnly and formally as true	behave well or properly
state categorically
insist on having one's opinions and rights recognized