Soon, he introduced silhouettes that conformed to the body, spaghetti straps, and dresses that looked like lingerie.
She conformed beautifully, but you would have felt she understood your not conforming.
To these images and values he conformed, not submissively, but with a militant enthusiasm.
Scott was satisfied with the explanation, for it conformed with what he found in his book.
The French conformed, as far as possible, to the modes of life of the Indians.
All his predecessors, as far as I can remember, conformed to the regulation.
The people were mere cells, who conformed—or were eliminated.
For his own part, he conformed to the religious law and customs.
Yet Mme. Ricard had nothing about her that was conformed to the fashions of the day.
To be sure, I should never have forgiven you had you conformed to your brother's wishes.
mid-14c., confourmen, from Old French conformer "conform (to), agree (to), make or be similar, be agreeable" (13c.), from Latin conformare "to fashion, to form, to shape; educate; modify," from com- "together" (see com-) + formare "to form" (see form (v.)).
Sense of "to comply with the usages of the Church of England" is from 1610s; hence conformist (1630s), opposed to non-conformist or dissenter. Related: Conformance; conformed; conforming.
