comply

Pronunciation: /kəmˈplaɪ/

The English word “comply” has 4 meanings listed here.

verb

To yield assent; to accord; to acquiesce, agree, consent; to adapt oneself, to conform.
To accomplish, to fulfil.
To be ceremoniously courteous; to make one's compliments.
To enfold; to embrace.

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…

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