comply

com-ply · verb

imported

Definitions

verb

  1. 1.

    To act in accordance with a wish, command, or rule.

  2. 2.

    To meet specified standards or requirements.

Phrases & expressions

  • •
    comply with — to act in accordance with
  • •
    failure to comply — not following rules
  • •
    comply or explain — follow rules or justify deviation

Related words

Antonyms: defy, disobey, resist, violate
See also: compliance, conform, obey
Synonyms: adhere, conform, follow, obey

Etymology

From Italian "complire" meaning to complete, fulfill, from Spanish "cumplir," from Latin "complere" (to fill up, complete).