comply
Use Comply in a sentence
verb (used without object), com·plied, com·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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| —vb , -plies, -plying, -plied | |
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| 2. | obsolete to be obedient or complaisant |
| [C17: from Italian complire, from Spanish cumplir to complete; see | |
| com'plier | |
| —n | |
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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
had come to mean "satisfy by 'filling up' the forms of courtesy."
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Example sentences
Free womanhood, out of the depths of its rich experiences, will observe and comply with the inner demands of its being.
It was as if the chaos of war seemed to comply with some hitherto unknown law of nature.
For those who do not comply there is the promise of eternal suffering.
Such a broad reading of the takings doctrine effectively demands that government pay landowners to comply with the law.
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