mindmap root((举止)) behave may apply to the meeting of a standard of being proper or decorous: ~d very badly throughout the affair. conduct implies action or behavior that shows one's capacity to control or direct oneself: ~ed herself with unfailing humor. deport implies behaving in conformity with conventional rules of discipline or propriety: an ingenue who ~s herself in the best tradition. comport suggests conduct measured by what is expected or required of one in a certain class or position: ~ed themselves as the gentlemen they were. acquit applies to action under stress that deserves praise or meets expectations: ~ted himself well in his first battle.