Definition of CONFORM

conform

Verb

Verb Forms: conformed, conforming, conforms

  • To comply with rules; to be similar or identical.
  • be similar, be in line with
  • adapt or conform oneself to new or different conditions
  • To adapt to something by more closely matching it, especially something normative.
  • To adapt to something by more closely matching it, especially something normative.
  • To change to more closely match typical characteristics or behavior.
  • To be as required or recommended by a specification, regulation, or policy.

Examples

  • All valid Scrabble words must CONFORM to dictionary standards.

Origin / Etymology

From Middle English conformen, borrowed from Middle French and Anglo-Norman conformer, from Latin conformāre (“to mould, to shape after”).

Synonyms

adapt, adjust, acquiesce, blow with the wind, comply, conform, fall in line, fall in with, float with the stream, follow the crowd, go along to get along, go with the flow, knuckle under, submit

Antonyms

deviate, nonconform

Scrabble Score: 14

conform: valid Scrabble (US) TWL Word
conform: valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
conform: valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary

Words With Friends Score: 17

conform: valid Words With Friends Word