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conform

Pronunciation: /kənˈfɔːm/

The English word “conform” has 3 meanings listed here.

verb

  1. To adapt to something by more closely matching it, especially something normative.
  2. To change to more closely match typical characteristics or behavior.
  3. To be as required or recommended by a specification, regulation, or policy.

Etymology

From Middle English conformen, borrowed from Middle French and Anglo-Norman conformer, from Latin conformāre (“to mould, to shape after”).

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