conform

[ kuhn-fawrm ]

/ kənˈfɔrm /

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verb (used without object)

to act in accordance or harmony; comply (usually followed by to): to conform to rules.

to act in accord with the prevailing standards, attitudes, practices, etc., of society or a group: One has to conform in order to succeed in this company.

to be or become similar in form, nature, or character.

to be in harmony or accord.

to comply with the usages of an established church, especially the Church of England.

verb (used with object)

to make similar in form, nature, or character.

to bring into agreement, correspondence, or harmony.

adjective

Archaic. conformable.

OTHER WORDS FOR conform

1 yield, agree, consent.

3 correspond, agree, tally.

7 adapt, adjust, accommodate.

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OPPOSITES FOR conform

1, 5 dissent.

3 differ.

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Origin of conform

1275–1325; Middle English confo(u)rmen<Anglo-French, Middle French conformer<Latin confōrmāre to shape. See con-, form

OTHER WORDS FROM conform

con·form·er, nouncon·form·ing·ly, adverbnon·con·form·ing, adjectivepre·con·form, verb

qua·si-con·form·ing, adjectivere·con·form, verbun·con·formed, adjectiveun·con·form·ing, adjective

Words nearby conform

conflict of laws, confluence, confluent, confocal, confocal microscope, conform, conformable, conformal, conformal projection, conformance, conformation

How to use conform in a sentence

This pack’s genius is in the ultralight molded back panels, which have cushy pads and shoulder straps that conform to men and women from five foot four to six foot two.
Our Favorite Gear for Any Type of Traveler|Janna Irons|September 8, 2020|Outside Online
Today, we further that discussion with a look at how the news media is incentivized to amplify conflict and conform to extreme ideologies, where fringe groups are emerging globally and how people can keep the fringes from winning hearts and minds.
American Fringes: How the Media Makes it Worse|Nick Fouriezos|September 7, 2020|Ozy
The Governor’s office is bound by and conforms to those laws.
Alaska’s Attorney General Resigns Hours After We Published “Uncomfortable” Texts He Sent to a Younger Colleague|by Kyle Hopkins, Anchorage Daily News|August 25, 2020|ProPublica
Whether Abloh’s approach to design conforms to Kamprad’s democratic vision is hard to say.
Ikea promises ‘democratic’ design. Has its Virgil Abloh collaboration lived up?|claychandler|August 25, 2020|Fortune

Maynard conforms to the stereotype of the absent-minded professor in this and a handful of other ways.
A Number Theorist Who Solves the Hardest Easy Problems|Erica Klarreich|July 1, 2020|Quanta Magazine
Certainly some people simply cannot stand to live alongside someone who does not conform to their views.
What It’s Like to Be an Atheist in Palestine|Waleed al-Husseini, Movements.Org|December 8, 2014|DAILY BEAST
On his present trajectory, Putin shows no signs that he will conform to international legal and moral norms.
Putin’s World Cup Picasso ‘Bribe’|Tunku Varadarajan|December 1, 2014|DAILY BEAST
But the fun of reading Lennon is in his outright refusal to conform to expectations.
This Weeks Hot Reads: November 3, 2014|Nicholas Mancusi|November 3, 2014|DAILY BEAST
The book also refuses to conform to conventional novelistic style.
This Weeks Hot Reads: November 3, 2014|Nicholas Mancusi|November 3, 2014|DAILY BEAST
But an absence of niceties nor an unwillingness to conform is not a legitimate cause for impeachment.
The University of Texas’s Machiavellian War on Its Regent|David Davis|October 27, 2014|DAILY BEAST
A title was added to the first page of this text to conform to the rest of the books in this series.
Alila, Our Little Philippine Cousin|Mary Hazelton Wade
He must conform to the habits of the community, and not unreasonably disturb his neighbors, during ordinary working hours.
Putnam's Handy Law Book for the Layman|Albert Sidney Bolles
It is often easier as well as more advantageous to conform ourselves to other mens opinions than to bring them over to ours.
The 'Characters' of Jean de La Bruyre|Jean de La Bruyre
And whosoever would not conform themselves to the ways of the Gentiles, should be put to death: then was misery to be seen.
The Bible, Douay-Rheims Version|Various
Religion but too often forms licentious, immoral tyrants, obeyed by slaves who are obliged to conform to their views.
Superstition In All Ages (1732)|Jean Meslier

British Dictionary definitions for conform

conform

/ (kənˈfɔːm) /

verb

(intr usually foll by to) to comply in actions, behaviour, etc, with accepted standards or norms

(intr usually foll by with) to be in accordance; fit inhe conforms with my idea of a teacher

to make or become similar in character or form

(intr) to comply with the practices of an established church, esp the Church of England

(tr) to bring (oneself, ideas, etc) into harmony or agreement

Derived forms of conform

conformer, nounconformingly, adverb

Word Origin for conform

C14: from Old French conformer, from Latin confirmāre to establish, strengthen, from firmāre to make firm, from firmus firm 1

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