Thesaurus: conform

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1. a. Of the same form; similar in import; conformable.
2. v. t. To shape in accordance with; to make like; to bring into harmony or agreement with; -- usually with to or unto.
3. v. i. To be in accord or harmony; to comply; to be obedient; to submit; -- with to or with.
4. v. i. To comply with the usages of the Established Church; to be a conformist.
5. v. be similar, be in line with
6. v. adapt or conform oneself to new or different conditions
7. 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. 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. 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.
8. Of the same form; similar in import; conformable. Bacon.
9. v:100 v. be similar, be in line with