comply
comply is defined in Webster's Unabridged Dictionary (1913) with 3 senses, and appears in Roget's Thesaurus (1911) with 40 related terms. The full text of each entry is reproduced verbatim below.
Definitions
- 1.To be ceremoniously courteous; to make one's compliments. [Obs.] Shak.
- 2.To fulfill; to accomplish. [Obs.] Chapman.
- 3.Etym: [Cf. L. complicare to fold up. See Ply.] To infold; to embrace. [Obs.] Seemed to comply, Cloudlike, the daintie deitie. Herrick.
Source: Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913 edition (public domain, via GCIDE / Project Gutenberg).
Synonyms
Related terms (Roget's 1911)
- abide
- accede
- accept
- acceptance
- accession
- acknowledge
- acknowledgment
- acquiesce
- acquiescence
- acquit
- acquittal
- acquittance
- act
- adhere
- adhesion
- adjustment
- admit
- agnition
- agnize
- agree
- agreement
- all
- allegiance
- allow
- and
- answer
- approval
- assent
- attend
- bear
- beck
- bidding
- call
- carry
- cling
- close
- come
- command
- compliance
- compliant
Source: Roget's Thesaurus, 1911 edition (public domain, via Project Gutenberg eBook #10681).
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Sources
- Definitions: Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913 edition (public domain, via GCIDE / Project Gutenberg).
- Synonyms & antonyms: Roget's Thesaurus, 1911 edition (public domain, via Project Gutenberg eBook #10681).
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