comply

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com·ply / kəmˈplī/ • v. (-plies, -plied) [intr.] (of a person or group) act in accordance with a wish or command: we are unable to comply with your request. ∎  (of an article) meet specified standards: all secondhand furniture must comply with the new standards.

comply

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comply
A. †fulfil;

B. †use compliments, observe formalities; †be complaisant with; act in accordance with circumstances, others' desires, etc. XVII. — It. complire — Cat. complir, Sp. cumplir — L. complēre COMPLETE.

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