conform
con- + form
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/icons/point.icon ADAPT, ADJUST, ACCOMMODATE, CONFORM, RECONCILE mean to bring one thing into correspondence with another.
ADAPT implies a modification according to changing circumstances.
e.g. adapted themselves to the warmer climate
ADJUST suggests bringing into a close and exact correspondence or harmony such as exists between parts of a mechanism.
e.g. adjusted the budget to allow for inflation
ACCOMMODATE may suggest yielding or compromising to effect a correspondence.
e.g. accommodated his political beliefs in order to win
CONFORM applies to bringing into accordance with a pattern, example, or principle.
e.g. refused to conform to society's values
RECONCILE implies the demonstration of the underlying compatibility of things that seem to be incompatible.
e.g. tried to reconcile what he said with what I knew
verb no object
comply with rules, standards, or laws:
〈物事が〉 【法律･規則などに】沿う, 適合する «to, with»
e.g. the kitchen does not conform to hygiene regulations
e.g. the changes were introduced to conform with international classifications.
(of a person) behave according to socially acceptable conventions or standards:
〈人が〉 【良識･慣習などに】従う, 順応する «to, with»
e.g. the pressure to conform.
be similar in form or type; agree:
｟ややかたく｠ 〈人･物が〉 【理想･類型などに】合致する, 一致する «to»
e.g. the countryside should conform to a certain idea of the picturesque.
ORIGIN
Middle English (in the sense ‘make (something) like another thing’): from Old French conformer, from Latin conformare, from con- ‘together’ + formare ‘to form’.