hugger mugger vs comport

hugger mugger and comport both are verbs.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
hugger mugger	No	No	Yes	No
comport	No	No	Yes	No

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

hugger mugger: act stealthily or secretively
comport: behave in a certain manner; show a certain behavior; conduct or comport oneself

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

hugger mugger (verb)	comport (verb)
act stealthily or secretively	behave in a certain manner; show a certain behavior; conduct or comport oneself
	behave well or properly