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Definitions for: Conform
[v] adapt or conform oneself to new or different conditions; "We must adjust to the bad economic situation"
[v] be similar, be in line with
Webster (1913) Definition: Con*form", a. [L. conformis; con- + forma form: cf. F.
conforme.]
Of the same form; similar in import; conformable. --Bacon.
Care must be taken that the interpretation be every way
conform to the analogy of faith. --Bp.Hall.
Con*form", v. t. [imp. & p. p. Conformed; p. pr. &
vb. n. Conforming.] [F. conformer, L. conformare,
-formatum; con- + formare to form, forma form. See Form.]
To shape in accordance with; to make like; to bring into
harmony or agreement with; -- usually with to or unto.
Demand of them wherefore they conform not themselves
unto the order of the church. --Hooker.
Con*form", v. i.
1. To be in accord or harmony; to comply; to be obedient; to
submit; -- with to or with.
A rule to which experience must conform. --Whewell.
2. (Eng. Eccl. Hist.) To comply with the usages of the
Established Church; to be a conformist.
About two thousand ministers whose consciences did
not suffer them to conform were driven from their
benefices in a day. --Macaulay.
Synonyms: adapt, adjust
Antonyms: depart, deviate, diverge, vary
See Also: acclimate, acclimatise, acclimatize, assimilate, change, focalise, focalize, focus, match, obey, readapt, readjust, scan, square
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