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

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How to use conform in a sentence

Plus, it’s soft to the touch, and its memory foam shell will help conform to every weird sleeping position they adopt.
The hottest gifts to buy for the friend who’s always cold|Sandra Gutierrez G.|November 20, 2020|Popular-Science
Voice of San Diego’s records requests conform with the law, Styn ruled.
County Officials Dig in to Keep COVID-19 Info Private|Sara Libby and Jared Whitlock|November 19, 2020|Voice of San Diego
The process, which conforms to statewide regulations and is generally overseen by local professionals and elected officials, varies state to state.
A Pennsylvania poll worker explains the painstaking process of counting votes|Kyle Brashear|November 12, 2020|Vox
I wish I could help more women understand that you don’t have to conform to the stereotype to be happy, to be successful.
How a 54-year-old started her own bank|Claire Zillman, reporter|November 12, 2020|Fortune

I wanted to build out the design concept as the player’s energy or emotion, and try to conform to that.
PS5 designer: ‘When I started drawing, it was much larger’|Joe Moore|November 9, 2020|Washington Post
Soon, he introduced silhouettes that conformed to the body, spaghetti straps, and dresses that looked like lingerie.
John Galliano, Fired by Dior, Checks Into Rehab|Isabel Wilkinson|March 2, 2011|DAILY BEAST
The spelling is conformed to that of the preceding poems; the alterations though numerous are slight; as y for i, au for aw, &c.
Chaucer's Works, Volume 1 (of 7) -- Romaunt of the Rose; Minor Poems|Geoffrey Chaucer
As they make progress in holiness they will be more thoroughly conformed to them in fact.
The Ordinance of Covenanting|John Cunningham
MacBrien was educated at Cambridge, and doubtless conformed, as he remained Bishop till 1612.
Ireland Under the Tudors, Vol. II (of 3)|Richard Bagwell
Christopher Bodkin of Tuam may, from his character, have conformed insincerely, but this is not proved.
Ireland Under the Tudors, Vol. II (of 3)|Richard Bagwell
Bezenecq the Rich had conformed to the usage, although that good and worthy townsman was of a nature little given to strife.
The Pilgrim's Shell or Fergan the Quarryman|Eugne Sue

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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