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.

Words nearby conform

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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

SYNONYMS FOR conform

1 yield, agree, consent.

3 correspond, agree, tally.

7 adapt, adjust, accommodate.

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ANTONYMS FOR conform

1, 5 dissent.

3 differ.

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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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Examples from the Web for conformed

Soon, he introduced silhouettes that conformed to the body, spaghetti straps, and dresses that looked like lingerie.
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They had conformed to please the king, not because they had appreciated the truths of the gospel.
A History of England|Charles Oman
It might have been deposited in Belgravia without in the least seeming out of place: it conformed to the rigid London model.
Lippincott's Magazine of Popular Literature and Science, October, 1877, Vol. XX. No. 118|Various
The creation of the universe is conformed to the structure of Platonic dialectic.
The Mediaeval Mind (Volume I of II)|Henry Osborn Taylor

Not merely to be saved, but to be conformed to the image of His Son.
The Greatest Thing In the World and Other Addresses|Henry Drummond
But it is interesting to observe how closely he conformed to the old Irish type of bishop, in spite of his Roman proclivities.
St. Bernard of Clairvaux's Life of St. Malachy of Armagh|H. J. Lawlor

British Dictionary definitions for conformed

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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