comply

verbattested in dialogue

Canada//kəmˈplaɪ//
Australia//kəmˈplɑe//
New Zealand/[kəmˈplɑe̯]/

To yield assent; to accord; to acquiesce, agree, consent; to adapt oneself, to conform.

verb

1
To yield assent; to accord; to acquiesce, agree, consent; to adapt oneself, to conform.
comply with rules
comply fully
failure to comply
All workers must comply with safety regulations.
2
archaicTo accomplish, to fulfil.
Gentle Abrahen, I / am griev'd my power cannot comply my promiſe: / my Father's ſo averſe from granting my / requeſt concerning thee, that with angrie frowns / he did expreſs rather a paſſionate rage, / then a refuſall civil, or accuſtom'd / to his indulgent diſpoſition.
3
archaicTo be ceremoniously courteous; to make one's compliments.
[Y]our hands come then, th’appurtenance of welcome is faſhion and ceremonie; let mee comply with you in this garb, let me^([sic – meaning lest my]) extent to the players, which I tell you muſt ſhowe fairely outwards, ſhould more appeare like entertainment than yours: […]
4
archaicTo enfold; to embrace.
And then a rug of carded wooll, / Which, spunge-like, drinking in the dull / Light of the moon, seem'd to comply, / Cloud-like, the daintie deitie.

Etymology

From Italian complire, Catalan complir (“to complete, fulfil; to carry out”), Spanish cumplir (“to complete, fulfil”), (alternatively from Old French compli), from Latin complēre, from compleō (“to finish, complete; to fulfil”), from com- (prefix indicating completeness of an act) (ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *ḱóm (“beside, near; by, with”)) + pleō (“to fill; to fulfil”) (ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *pleh₁- (“to fill”)). The word is very close to the French verb complaire which means to satisfy or to please. The word is also cognate with Old French complir (“to accomplish, complete; to do”) (modern French accomplir (“to accomplish, achieve”)). Compare complete, compliment.

Forms

past tense: complied
past participle: complied
present participle: complying
third person singular: complies

compliment · An expression of praise, congratulation, or respect.complimentary · In the nature of a compliment.compliments · Good wishes.

comply · To yield assent; to accord; to acquiesce, agree, consent; to adapt oneself, to conform.

component · A smaller, self-contained part of a larger entity. Often…compose · To make something by merging parts.composed · Showing composure.

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