Comply Definition

kəm-plī
complied, complies, complying
verb
complied, complies, complying
To act in accordance (with a request, order, rule, etc.)
Webster's New World
To be courteous or obedient.
American Heritage

To yield assent; to accord; agree, or acquiesce; to adapt one's self; to consent or conform.

Wiktionary
(archaic) To be ceremoniously courteous; to make one's compliments.
Wiktionary
(archaic) To fulfill; to accomplish.
Wiktionary
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Origin of Comply

  • Middle English complien to carry out, fulfill from Old French complir from Latin complēre complete

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

  • From Old French compli, past participle of complir.

    From Wiktionary

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