conform
conform Lexical Profile
conform Game Scores & Validity
• verb
To comply with rules, standards, or laws.
"All new commercial buildings must conform to strict environmental safety regulations."
To behave according to socially acceptable conventions, norms, or expectations.
"Adolescents often feel intense pressure to conform to the habits of their peer group."
To be similar in form, type, or character; to correspond or match.
"The geological findings in the valley did not conform with the team's initial hypothesis."
To make something similar in form, nature, or character; to adapt or adjust something to fit a standard or condition.
"The company had to conform its accounting practices to the updated international standards."
• adjective
Having the same form, shape, or nature; compliant or in agreement (now archaic or obsolete).
"Their customs were rendered conform to the ancient laws of the realm."
Word Nuance & Usage
Usually followed by the preposition 'to' or 'with' (e.g., 'conform to the rules'). Do not confuse with 'confirm', which means to verify or establish the truth of something.
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Word Origin & Etymology
Borrowed in the 14th century from Old French conformer, from Late Latin conformare ('to fashion, form, or shape similarly'), composed of com- ('together') and formare ('to form').