uncomplying

[kuhm-plahy]

com·ply

[kuhm-plahy]
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

un·com·ply·ing, adjective


1. acquiesce, yield, conform, obey, consent, assent.


1. refuse, resist.

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