Dictionary entries for 'conform'

Synonyms

accord
agree
check
chime
comport with
consist
correspond
fit
harmonize
match
square
tally
become
befit
correspond
fit
go with
match
suit
acclimate

con·form (kən-fôrḿ)

[Middle English conformen, from Old French conformer, from Latin cōnfōrmāre, to shape after, com-, com-, + fōrmāre, to shape (from fōrma, shape).]

verb: -formed, -form·ing, -forms.

intransitive verb

To correspond in form or character; be similar.
To act or be in accord or agreement; comply: a computer that conforms to the manufacturer's advertising claims. See synonyms at agree
To act in accordance with current customs or modes. See synonyms at adapt

transitive verb

To bring into agreement or correspondence; make similar.

derivatives

con·forḿer: noun

verb: -formed, -form·ing, -forms.

intransitive verb

transitive verb

derivatives

The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition