conform

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con·form / kənˈfôrm/ • v. [intr.] comply with rules, standards, or laws: the kitchen does not conform to hygiene regulations. ∎  (of a person) behave according to socially acceptable conventions or standards: the pressure to conform. ∎  be similar in form or type; agree: the countryside should conform to a certain idea of the picturesque.

conform

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conform XIV. — (O)F. conformer — L. conformāre; see CON-, FORM vb.
So conformable XVI. — medL. conformist XVII. conformation XVI. — L. conformity XV. — (O)F. or late L.

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