Conform

a.	1.	Of the same form; similar in import; conformable. Care must be taken that the interpretation be every way conform to the analogy of faith. - Bp.Hall.
v. t.	1.	To shape in accordance with; to make like; to bring into harmony or agreement with; - usually with to or unto. [imp. & p. p. Conformed ; p. pr. & vb. n. Conforming.] Demand of them wherefore they conform not themselves unto the order of the church. - Hooker.
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.

Verb	1.	conform - be similar, be in line with Antonyms: deviate, depart, vary, diverge - be at variance with; be out of line with
	2.	conform - adapt or conform oneself to new or different conditions; "We must adjust to the bad economic situation" Synonyms: adapt, adjust

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