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verb (used without object), -plied, -ply·ing.
1.
to act or be in accordance with wishes, requests, demands, requirements, conditions, etc.; agree (sometimes followed by with): They asked him to leave and he complied. She has complied with the requirements.
2.
Obsolete. to be courteous or conciliatory.
Origin:
1595–1605; < Italian complire < Spanish cumplir (see compliment) to fulfill, accomplish < Latin complēre, equivalent to com- com- + plē- fill + -re infinitive suffix
1595–1605; < Italian complire < Spanish cumplir (see compliment) to fulfill, accomplish < Latin complēre, equivalent to com- com- + plē- fill + -re infinitive suffix
Related forms
un·com·ply·ing, adjective
Synonyms
1. acquiesce, yield, conform, obey, consent, assent.
1. acquiesce, yield, conform, obey, consent, assent.
Antonyms
1. refuse, resist.
1. refuse, resist.
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Word Origin & History
comply
early 14c., from O.Fr. compli, pp. of complir, from L. complere "to fill up" (see complete). Meaning infl. by ply. Originally "to fulfill, carry out;" sense of "consent" began c.1600 and might have been a reintroduction from It., where complire
EXPANDhad come to mean "satisfy by 'filling up' the forms of courtesy."
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