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conform.

To adapt to something by more closely matching it, especially something normative.

7 characters2 syllables approx.English language

Meaning & usage

verb/kənˈfɔːm/Received-Pronunciation/kənˈfɔɹm/General-American
  1. To adapt to something by more closely matching it, especially something normative.

    intransitive · transitive
  2. To adapt to something by more closely matching it, especially something normative. To change to more closely match typical characteristics or behavior.

    intransitive · often · transitive · with-to
  3. To be as required or recommended by a specification, regulation, or policy.

    intransitive
Where this word comes from

From Middle English conformen, borrowed from Middle French and Anglo-Norman conformer, from Latin conformāre (“to mould, to shape after”).

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