Meaning of COMPLY
| Pronunciation: | | kum'plI
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| | Definition: | | [v] act in accordance with someone's rules, commands, or wishes; "He complied with my instructions"; "You must comply or else!"; "Follow these simple rules"; "abide by the rules" |
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| | Synonyms: | | abide by, follow |
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| | See Also: | | accommodate, conform to, obey, oblige, toe the line | |
| Webster's 1913 Dictionary |
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\Com*ply"\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Complied}; p. pr. & vb.
n. {Complying}.] [Perh. formed fr. compliment, influenced by
ply, pliant, which are of different origin: cf. It. complire
to compliment, finish, suit. See {Compliment}, {Complete}.]
1. To yield assent; to accord; agree, or acquiesce; to adapt
one's self; to consent or conform; -- usually followed by
with.
Yet this be sure, in nothing to comply, Scandalous
or forbidden in our law. --Milton.
They did servilely comply with the people in
worshiping God by sensible images. --Tillotson.
He that complies against his will Is of his own
opinion still. --Hudibras.
2. To be ceremoniously courteous; to make one's compliments.
[Obs.] --Shak.
\Com*ply"\, v. t. [See {comply}, v. i.]
1. To fulfill; to accomplish. [Obs.] --Chapman.
2. [Cf. L. complicare to fold up. See {Ply}.] To infold; to
embrace. [Obs.]
Seemed to comply, Cloudlike, the daintie deitie.
--Herrick.
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