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Wordnet 3.0

VERB (2)

1. be similar, be in line with;

2. adapt or conform oneself to new or different conditions;
- Example: "We must adjust to the bad economic situation"
[syn: adjust, conform, adapt]


The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:

Conform \Con*form"\, a. [L. conformis; con- + forma form: cf. F. conforme.] Of the same form; similar in import; conformable. --Bacon. [1913 Webster] Care must be taken that the interpretation be every way conform to the analogy of faith. --Bp.Hall. [1913 Webster]
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:

Conform \Con*form"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Conformed; p. pr. & vb. n. Conforming.] [F. conformer, L. conformare, -formatum; con- + formare to form, forma form. See Form.] To shape in accordance with; to make like; to bring into harmony or agreement with; -- usually with to or unto. [1913 Webster] Demand of them wherefore they conform not themselves unto the order of the church. --Hooker. [1913 Webster]
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:

Conform \Con*form"\, v. i. 1. To be in accord or harmony; to comply; to be obedient; to submit; -- with to or with. [1913 Webster] A rule to which experience must conform. --Whewell. [1913 Webster] 2. (Eng. Eccl. Hist.) To comply with the usages of the Established Church; to be a conformist. [1913 Webster] About two thousand ministers whose consciences did not suffer them to conform were driven from their benefices in a day. --Macaulay. [1913 Webster]
WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):

conform v 1: be similar, be in line with [ant: depart, deviate, diverge, vary] 2: adapt or conform oneself to new or different conditions; "We must adjust to the bad economic situation" [syn: adjust, conform, adapt]