comply

(kəm-plī')
intr.v., -plied, -ply·ing, -plies.

1. To act in accordance with another's command, request, rule, or wish: The patient complied with the physician's orders.
2. 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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The two share the notion of acting in accordance with a wish, command, rule, or guideline. The typical patterns are comply with and conform to. Both are also used absolutely, with a difference of implication: one complies by observing a specific order or instruction, and conforms by behaving according to a social convention. Examples:

The NHS is obliged to comply with the provisions of Community law even before they have been fully incorporated into English law—J. Montgomery, 2002

What I am addressing is that the conditions for the early Earth described in the Bible over 2,000 years ago conform to the conditions we now know to be the case—weblog, 2004 [Old English (up to 1150)C]

(absolute) Henry coveted Anne Boleyn, who would not comply without the assurance of marriage—J. Guy, 2000

Girls who play flute want to conform, want to fit in, which often stems from insecurity—weblog, 2003 [Old English (up to 1150)C].

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verb

To act in conformity with: abide by, adhere, carry out, conform, follow, keep, mind, obey, observe. Idioms: toe thelinemark. See accept/reject, same/different/compare.

v

Definition: abide by, follow agreement or instructions
Antonyms: decline, deny, disobey, oppose, rebuff, refuse, reject, resist

See words rhyming with "comply."

Dansk (Danish)
v. intr. - samtykke, efterkomme

Nederlands (Dutch)
gehoorzamen

Français (French)
v. intr. - respecter, obtempérer, s'exécuter, se plier, (Jur) faire droit à, se conformer à, observer (règles)

Deutsch (German)
v. - etwas entsprechen, sich fügen, erfüllen

Ελληνική (Greek)
v. - συμμορφώνομαι, υπακούω, πειθαρχώ, ενδίδω

Italiano (Italian)
idioms:

• comply with    osservare, rispettare, adattarsi a, conformarsi a, sottomettersi a

Português (Portuguese)
v. - cumprir, consentir, ceder

idioms:

• comply with    agir de acordo com

Русский (Russian)
подчиняться, соответствовать

idioms:

• comply with    уступать кому-либо, подчиняться

Español (Spanish)
v. intr. - obedecer, acatar, cumplir con

Svenska (Swedish)
v. - ge efter, lyda, uppfylla

中文（简体）(Chinese (Simplified))
顺从, 遵守, 答应

中文（繁體）(Chinese (Traditional))
v. intr. - 順從, 遵守, 答應

한국어 (Korean)
v. intr. - 동의하다, 따르다

日本語 (Japanese)
v. - 従う

idioms:

• comply with    従う

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(فعل) امتثل, راعى, استجاب, طاع‏

עברית (Hebrew)
v. intr. - ‮ציית ל-, נענה ל-‬

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