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Audio Help [kuhm-plahy] Pronunciation Key –verb (used without object), -plied, -ply·ing.
| 1. | to act or be in accordance with wishes, requests, demands, requirements, conditions, etc.; agree (sometimes fol. 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; < It complire < Sp cumplir (see compliment) to fulfill, accomplish < L complére, equiv. to com- com- + plé- fill + -re inf. suffix]
] —Synonyms 1. acquiesce, yield, conform, obey, consent, assent.
—Antonyms 1. refuse, resist.
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intr.v. com·plied, com·ply·ing, com·plies
[Middle English complien, to carry out, fulfill, from Old French complir, from Latin complēre; see complete.] |
| The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition Copyright © 2006 by Houghton Mifflin Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Company. All rights reserved. |
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 may have been a reintroduction from It., where complire had come to mean "satisfy by 'filling up' the forms of courtesy.
| Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper |
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| act in accordance with someone's rules, commands, or wishes; "He complied with my instructions"; "You must comply or else!"; "Follow these simple rules"; "abide by the rules" |
| WordNet® 3.0, © 2006 by Princeton University. |
comply [kəmˈplai] verb
to act in the way that someone else has commanded or wished
Example: You must comply (with her wishes).
See also: compliantExample: You must comply (with her wishes).
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| Kernerman English Multilingual Dictionary, © 2000-2006 K Dictionaries Ltd. |
Comply
Com*plete"\, a. [L. completus, p. p. of complere to fill up; com- + plere to fill. See Full, a., and cf. Comply, Compline.]1. Filled up; with no part or element lacking; free from deficiency; entire; perfect; consummate. "Complete perfections." --Milton. Ye are complete in him. --Col. ii. 10. That thou, dead corse, again in complete steel Revisit'st thus the glimpses of the moon. --Shak. 2. Finished; ended; concluded; completed; as, the edifice is complete. This course of vanity almost complete. --Prior. 3. (Bot.) Having all the parts or organs which belong to it or to the typical form; having calyx, corolla, stamens, and pistil. Syn: See Whole.| Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary, © 1996, 1998 MICRA, Inc. |
Comply
Com*pli"ance\, n. [See Comply.]1. The act of complying; a yielding; as to a desire, demand, or proposal; concession; submission. What compliances will remove dissension? --Swift. Ready compliance with the wishes of his people. --Macaulay. 2. A disposition to yield to others; complaisance. A man of few words and of great compliance. --Clarendon. Syn: Concession; submission; consent; obedience; performance; execution; acquiescence; assent.| Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary, © 1996, 1998 MICRA, Inc. |
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