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4 definitions found From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Conform \Con*form"\, a. [L. conformis; con- + forma form: cf F. conforme.] 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. From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Conform \Con*form"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Conformed}; p. pr & vb n. {Conforming}.] [F. conformer, L. conformare, -formatum; con- + formare to form forma form See {Form}.] 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. From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Conform \Con*form"\, v. i. 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. From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]: conform v 1: be similar, be in line with [ant: {deviate}] 2: adapt or conform oneself; "We must adjust to the bad economic situation" [syn: {adjust}, {adapt}]
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