Dictionary Definition
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" [syn: follow,
abide
by] [also: complied]
User Contributed Dictionary
English
Pronunciation
- Rhymes: -aɪ
Verb
Translations
To be ceremoniously courteous
To fulfill
- Dutch: voldoen
To infold
See also
Synonyms, Antonyms and Related Words
abide by, accede, accept, acclaim, accommodate, accommodate
with, accord, acquiesce, acquiesce in, act
up to, adapt, adapt to,
adhere to, adjust, adjust
to, agree, agree to, agree
with, applaud, assent, assimilate to, attend to,
attend to orders, be agreeable, be faithful to, be guided by, be
persuaded, bend, buy, cheer, chime in with, come around,
come over, come round, come to, comply with, compose, concur, conform, conform to, consent, correct, correspond, defer to,
discipline, do
justice to, face the music, fall in with, fill, fit, follow, follow the book, fulfill, gear to, give the nod,
go along with, go by, hail,
harken to, harmonize,
heed, hold by, hold with,
in toto, keep, keep faith
with, knock under, knuckle down, knuckle under, listen to, live up
to, live with it, make conform, make good, mark, meet, mind, mold, nod, nod assent, not resist,
obey, obey the rules,
observe, receive, reconcile, rectify, regard, relent, resign, respect, rub off corners,
satisfy, settle, shape, stay in line, straighten, submit, subscribe to, succumb, suit, swallow it, swallow the pill,
take, take it, take kindly
to, take orders, tally with, toe the line, vote for, welcome, yes, yield, yield
assent