footle vs comport

footle and comport both are verbs.

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

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

footle: act foolishly, as by talking nonsense
comport: behave in a certain manner; show a certain behavior; conduct or comport oneself

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

footle (verb)	comport (verb)
act foolishly, as by talking nonsense	behave in a certain manner; show a certain behavior; conduct or comport oneself
be about a place without any apparent purpose	behave well or properly