comport vs swell

swell vs comport

comport is not a noun while swell is a noun.

comport is not an adjective while swell is an adjective.

comport and swell both are verbs.

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

As verbs, swell is a hyponym of comport; that is, swell is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than comport:

comport: behave in a certain manner; show a certain behavior; conduct or comport oneself
swell: become filled with pride, arrogance, or anger

Other hyponyms of comport include act involuntarily, act reflexively, bend over backwards, fall over backwards, presume, vulgarise, vulgarize, optimise, optimize, quack, menace, make, bluster, swagger, swash, freeze, wanton, romanticize, sentimentalise, sentimentalize, sentimentise, sentimentize, bungle, play, toy, act, act as, play, stooge, jest, joke, piffle, make, make as if, break down, lose it, snap, fluster, dally, dawdle, assert, put forward, backslap, deal, hugger mugger, walk around, sauce, pose, posture, footle, frivol, trifle, puff up, follow, loosen up, relax, rage, ramp, storm, wildin', spaz, thug.

comport (noun)	swell (noun)
	a crescendo followed by a decrescendo
	the undulating movement of the surface of the open sea
	a rounded elevation (especially one on an ocean floor)
	a man who is much concerned with his dress and appearance

comport (adjective)	swell (adjective)
	excellent

comport (verb)	swell (verb)
behave in a certain manner; show a certain behavior; conduct or comport oneself	expand abnormally
behave well or properly	cause to become swollen
	increase in size, magnitude, number, or intensity
	come up, as of a liquid
	become filled with pride, arrogance, or anger
	come up (as of feelings and thoughts, or other ephemeral things)

Difference between comport and swell

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