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[syn: comply, follow, abide by]
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
Comply \Com*ply"\, v. t. [See comply, v. i.]
1. To fulfill; to accomplish. [Obs.] --Chapman.
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2. [Cf. L. complicare to fold up. See Ply.] To infold; to
embrace. [Obs.]
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Seemed to comply,
Cloudlike, the daintie deitie. --Herrick.
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The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
Comply \Com*ply"\ (k[o^]m*pl[imac]"), 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.
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Yet this be sure, in nothing to comply,
Scandalous or forbidden in our law. --Milton.
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They did servilely comply with the people in
worshiping God by sensible images. --Tillotson.
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He that complies against his will
Is of his own opinion still. --Hudibras.
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2. To be ceremoniously courteous; to make one's compliments.
[Obs.] --Shak.
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WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):
comply
v 1: 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" [syn: comply, follow, abide by]