intr.v., -plied, -ply·ing, -plies.
- To act in accordance with another's command, request, rule, or wish: The patient complied with the physician's orders.
- Obsolete. To be courteous or obedient.
[Middle English complien, to carry out, fulfill, from Old French complir, from Latin complēre. See complete.]
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