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English Dictionary: comply	by the DICT Development Group
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From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
comply v act in accordance with someone's rules, commands, or wishes; "He complied with my instructions"; "You must comply or else!"; "Follow these simple rules"; "abide by the rules" Synonym(s): comply, follow, abide by
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Comply \Com*ply"\, v. t. [See {comply}, v. i.] 1. To fulfill; to accomplish. [Obs.] --Chapman. 2. [Cf. L. complicare to fold up. See {Ply}.] To infold; to embrace. [Obs.] Seemed to comply, Cloudlike, the daintie deitie. --Herrick.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Comply \Comply"\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Complied}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Complying}.] [Perh. formed fr. compliment, influenced by ply, pliant, which are of different origin: cf. It. complire to compliment, finish, suit. See {Compliment}, {Complete}.] 1. To yield assent; to accord; agree, or acquiesce; to adapt one's self; to consent or conform; -- usually followed by with. Yet this be sure, in nothing to comply, Scandalous or forbidden in our law. --Milton. They did servilely comply* with the people in worshiping God by sensible images. --Tillotson. He that complies against his will Is of his own opinion still. --Hudibras. 2. To be ceremoniously courteous; to make one's compliments. [Obs.] --Shak.