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English Dictionary: conform	by the DICT Development Group
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From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
conform v be similar, be in line with [ant: depart, deviate, diverge, vary] adapt or conform oneself to new or different conditions; "We must adjust to the bad economic situation" Synonym(s): adjust, conform, adapt
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Conform \Conform"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Conformed}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Conforming}.] [F. conformer, L. conformare, -formatum; con- + formare to form, forma form. See {Form}.] To shape in accordance with; to make like; to bring into harmony or agreement with; -- usually with to or unto. Demand of them wherefore they conform* not themselves unto the order of the church. --Hooker.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Conform \Conform"\, v. i. 1. To be in accord or harmony; to comply; to be obedient; to submit; -- with to or with. A rule to which experience must conform. --Whewell. 2. (Eng. Eccl. Hist.) To comply with the usages of the Established Church; to be a conformist. About two thousand ministers whose consciences did not suffer them to conform* were driven from their benefices in a day. --Macaulay.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Conform \Conform"\, a. [L. conformis; con- + forma form: cf. F. conforme.] Of the same form; similar in import; conformable. --Bacon. Care must be taken that the interpretation be every way conform* to the analogy of faith. --Bp.Hall.