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
Scrabble Score: 14
conform: valid Scrabble (US) TWL Wordconform: valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
conform: valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary