单词 | comply |
释义 | complyv.1 I. To bring to completion; to satisfy. ΘΚΠ the world > action or operation > carrying out > execute, perform, or carry out [verb (transitive)] lasteOE ylastc888 wieldeOE doeOE dreeOE forthOE fremeOE workOE affordOE full-bringc1175 fulfila1225 perfurnisha1325 complishc1374 performc1384 achievea1393 chevisea1400 practic?a1425 exploitc1425 execute1477 furnish1477 through1498 practa1513 enure1549 chare1570 enact1597 act1602 to carry out1608 outcarry1611 celebrate1615 complya1616 peract1621 tide1631 implement1837 a1616 W. Shakespeare Othello (1622) i. iii. 263 I..beg it not To please the pallat of my appetite, Nor to comply with heate, the young affects In my defunct, and proper satisfaction. View more context for this quotation a1634 G. Chapman Revenge for Honour (1654) ii. i Gentle Abrahen, I am grieved my power cannot comply my promise. II. To be complaisant, accommodating, compliant.Mostly intransitive, const. with; to comply with is equivalent to a transitive verb, and has the indirect passive, to be complied with. But the absolute use is also frequent. ΘΠ the world > action or operation > behaviour > good behaviour > courtesy > be courteous [verb (intransitive)] > formally to keep complement1597 comply1604 1604 W. Shakespeare Hamlet ii. ii. 373 Gentlemen, you are welcome to Elsonoure, your hands come then, th' appurtenance of welcome is fashion and ceremonie; let mee comply with you in this garb: let me extent to the players..should more appeare like entertainment then yours. a1616 W. Shakespeare Hamlet (1623) v. ii. 147 He did Complie with his Dugge before hee suck't it. 1639 T. Fuller Hist. Holy Warre ii. xxviii. 80 Some weeks were spent in complying, entertainments, and visiting holy places. a1665 K. Digby Jrnl. Voy. to Mediterranean (1868) 69 Who related to me how nobly Signior Bego had complyed with him. a. To be complaisant with, make oneself agreeable to (persons), in conduct or action; to accommodate oneself to the desires or wishes of: the notion of politeness often passing into that of obsequiousness or servility. Obsolete. ΘΠ the mind > emotion > humility > servility > be servile to [verb (transitive)] fawna1568 comply1641 sneak1665 spaniel1812 yessir1898 yes1915 ass-kiss1951 cocksuck1954 ass-lick1962 crawl1966 the mind > emotion > humility > servility > be servile [verb (intransitive)] > agree in servile manner comply1641 yessir1927 the world > action or operation > behaviour > good behaviour > courtesy > be courteous to [verb (transitive)] > be accommodating or complaisant with comply1641 manage1714 accommodate1785 society > authority > subjection > obedience > manageability > be manageable [verb (intransitive)] > be or become compliant plya1393 supplec1450 to come to (a person's) bow1570 comply1641 1648 J. Evelyn Mem. (1857) III. 20 They will forthwith comply in all respects to their masters the army. a1660 Let. in T. Matthew Coll. Lett. (1660) 151 If at any time I should chance, to fail in complying with you as duly as I ought. 1676 G. Etherege Man of Mode iii. iii. 47 Willing to flatter and comply with the Rich. 1683 R. Sheldon in Wood Life (1848) 252 If such a ciuility..may bee, at any time, seruiceable to you, I shall bee glad to comply with you. Π 1643 J. Burroughes Expos. Hosea (1652) i. 15 Many have..sought to comply with people so long till they have complyed away all their faithfulness and conscience. a. intransitive. to comply with: to accommodate, suit, adapt, or conform oneself to (circumstances, occasion, etc.). Obsolete. ΘΠ the world > action or operation > behaviour > adaptability to circumstances > act in accordance with [verb (transitive)] humour1598 to comply with1641 1641 R. Carpenter Experience, Hist., & Divinitie iii. vii. 106 I doe most humbly yeeld up my selfe, to comply with the ranke and quality in which I am by thy royall appointment. 1649 O. Cromwell Lett. lxvii. 19 July Let me know wherein I may comply with your occasions and mind. c1660 E. Waller To King on his Return in Poems The rising sun complies with our weak sight..As tho' He knew what harm his hasty beams would do. 1692 J. Locke Some Thoughts conc. Educ. §120 Happy are they who meet with civil People, who will comply with their Ignorance, and help them to get out of it. ΘΠ the world > action or operation > behaviour > a standard of conduct > direct one's conduct by a rule [verb (intransitive)] > conform conform1393 to swim with or down the stream or the tide1592 symbolize1605 comply1655 to fall in (also into) line1837 to toe a (also the) line (or mark, scratch, crack, trig)1895 1655 T. Stanley Hist. Philos. I. i. 59 I pronounce you the best of Tyrants; but to returne to Athens I think not fitting, lest I incur blame,..by returning, I shall comply with thy actions. 1691 J. Ray Wisdom of God 42 To comply with the common and received Opinion. 1716 Lady M. W. Montagu Let. 14 Sept. (1965) I. 265 Even the..Empresse her selfe is oblig'd to comply..with these absurd Fashions. 1794 R. J. Sulivan View of Nature II. 435 He..complied with all the customs peculiar to the priesthood. ΘΠ the world > action or operation > behaviour > a standard of conduct > direct one's conduct by a rule [verb (intransitive)] > conform > politically or religiously comply1651 1651 R. Douglas Serm. in Form & Order Coronation Charles II 27 Such as are Compliars, who can not act, because they have a purpose to complye. 1654 T. Burton Diary (1828) I. 157 By such things have men lost their consciences and honours, by complying upon such notions as these are. 5. To act in accordance with, and fulfilment of, wishes, desires, requests, demands, conditions, or regulations; to fulfil the wishes or requirements of; to yield, accede, or consent to. Π 1674 J. Owen Disc. Holy Spirit (1693) 82 The Reason why he should be complied withal and believed in. 1764 O. Goldsmith Hist. Eng. in Lett. (1772) I. 85 Becket declared his repentance for having complied with the king. b. Now: To comply with a person's desires, requests, requirements, conditions, etc. Also predicated of actions, arrangements, and the like. (This and c are the only surviving uses.) ΘΠ the world > action or operation > behaviour > a standard of conduct > act in accordance with [verb (transitive)] > conform to or with confer1534 to fall in1602 comply1650 society > authority > subjection > obedience > obey or be obedient to [verb (transitive)] > comply with the will of suea1300 conform1482 to dance to or after (a person's) pipe, whistle1546 morigerate1623 comply1650 correspond1677 supple1741 the mind > language > speech > agreement > consent > consent to [verb (transitive)] > concede to or comply with granta1250 i-yettc1275 listenc1290 to listen onc1330 submita1387 consent1393 tenderc1430 servec1450 ottroye1477 admit1529 yield1572 closea1616 concede1632 comply1650 to fall in1651 to come into ——1704 give way1758 accordc1820 1650 E. Nicholas Papers (1886) I. 210 How reddy we are to comply with his desire. 1727 J. Gay Fables I. l. 171 A Hare, who in a civil way, Comply'd with ev'ry thing. 1799 Med. & Physical Jrnl. 2 387 It is with pleasure I comply with your request. 1841 R. W. Emerson Prudence in Ess. 1st Ser. (London ed.) 224 To seek health of body by complying with physical conditions. 1885 Law Times 79 171/2 Contracts..which do not comply with the requirements of Leeman's Act. c. absol. ΘΠ society > authority > subjection > obedience > obey or be obedient [verb (intransitive)] > act in accordance with a desire or request comply1671 the mind > language > speech > agreement > consent > [verb (intransitive)] > comply descend?a1400 condescend1429 yield?a1500 contentc1530 submit1667 comply1671 to come about1709 1671 J. Milton Samson Agonistes 1408 Yet this be sure, in nothing to comply Scandalous or forbidden in our Law. View more context for this quotation 1678 S. Butler Hudibras: Third Pt. iii. iii. 226 He that complies against his Will, Is of his own opinion still. 1698 N. Tate & N. Brady New Version Psalms of David (new ed.) xciii. 3 God above can still their Noise, And make the angry Sea comply. 1856 J. A. Froude Hist. Eng. (1858) I. iv. 359 The clergy with a bad grace complied. 1874 J. R. Green Short Hist. Eng. People iv. §5. 202 It was only after a long and obstinate struggle that Edward was forced to comply. ΘΠ the mind > language > speech > agreement > consent > [verb (intransitive)] consent?c1225 assent1297 vouchsafe13.. choosec1330 grant1340 to be consentedc1386 to be covined1393 apply1419 condescend1477 agreea1533 acconsent1560 acclaim1620 comply1672 1672 A. Marvell Rehearsal Transpros'd i. 223 Many a fair declaration..to which nevertheless the Conscience of our Church hath not complyed. 1686 R. Plot Nat. Hist. Staffs. x. 407 To which request of the young Princes..the holy St Ceadda readily complyed. 1707 N. Luttrell Diary in Brief Hist. Relation State Affairs (1857) VI. 165 The king of Sweden..entertained him at dinner, and complied to his requests. Π 1709 J. Strype Ann. Reformation vii. 105 They resolved..not to comply to take the oath of supremacy to the Queen, nor to renounce all foreign jurisdiction. 1710 E. Ward 4th Pt. Vulgus Britannicus 130 Because he can't Comply To pin his Faith upon a ly. 1715 M. Davies Εἰκων Μικρο-βιβλικὴ 166 Oglethorp..the only one of Queen Mary's Bishops that would comply to Crown Queen Elizabeth. 1725 A. Pope tr. Homer Odyssey III. x. 35 Then first my eyes, by watchful toil opprest Comply'd to take the balmy gifts of rest. a. To agree, accord with or together. Obsolete. ΘΠ the world > relative properties > order > agreement, harmony, or congruity > agree/be in harmony/be congruous [verb (intransitive)] accord1340 cord1340 concordc1374 agree1447 to stand togetherc1449 rhyme?a1475 commonc1475 gree?a1513 correspond1529 consent1540 cotton1567 pan1572 reciprocate1574 concur1576 meet1579 suit1589 sorta1592 condog1592 square1592 fit1594 congrue1600 sympathize1601 symbolize1605 to go even1607 coherea1616 congreea1616 hita1616 piece1622 to fall in1626 harmonize1629 consist1638 comply1645 shadow1648 quare1651 atonea1657 symphonize1661 syncretize1675 chime1690 jibe1813 consone1873 1645 E. Pagitt Heresiogr. 47 The Separatists doe comply in many things with the Anabaptists. 1655 H. More Antidote against Atheism (ed. 2) ii. iv Such a train of Causes so fitly and congruously complying together. 1656 A. Cowley Davideis iii. 99 in Poems So comply'ed Sauls Envy with her Hate. 1678 H. Vaughan Thalia Rediviva 71 And on our hills, where health with height complied. ΘΠ the world > relative properties > order > agreement, harmony, or congruity > suitability or appropriateness > suit or be suitable for [verb (transitive)] suit1431 queemc1540 fita1586 sort1587 suit1600 to level (a person or thing) with (now rare), to, unto1603 to comply with1626 opportunea1634 commodiate1641 commode1655 lend1854 1626 T. Aylesbury Passion Serm. 20 How could it comply with Gods Sonne to be subjected to that vengeance which was prepared for devills! 1650 T. Fuller Pisgah-sight of Palestine ii. ii. 76 Such movable habitations [sc. tents] comply best with military men. a1661 T. Fuller Worthies (1662) Mddx. 176 The soile..well complied with the nature of this Plant. 1682 H. More Annot. Lux Orientalis 48 in Two Choice & Useful Treat. If the Preexistence of souls comply with the Wisdom, Justice and Holiness of God. ΘΠ the world > action or operation > behaviour > adaptability to circumstances > act in accordance with [verb (transitive)] > conform (one's behaviour) comply1642 the world > relative properties > order > agreement, harmony, or congruity > adaptation or adjustment > adapt or adjust [verb (transitive)] > bring into conformity conform1377 redressa1538 uniforma1586 quader1588 reduce1621 quadrate?1630 comply1642 assimilate1664 1642 T. Fuller Holy State iii. xix. 202 He is a good Time-server that complyes his manners to the severall ages of this life. a1649 W. Drummond Wks. (1711) 50/2 To my Sad Tears comply these Notes of yours. 1683 J. Pettus Fleta Minor To Rdr. sig. C2 Whereas the Original of Erckern's 5 Books hath no Coma's..I have comply'd them to our way of Orthography. ΘΠ society > society and the community > social relations > association for a common purpose > associate for common purpose [verb (intransitive)] jousta1325 ally?a1400 joinc1400 associe1441 confederc1460 to stick together1525 band1530 to join forces1560 colleaguec1565 alliance1569 to enter league1578 unite1579 interleague1590 confederate1591 to join hands1598 combine1608 injointa1616 combinda1626 bandy1633 comply1646 federate1648 leaguea1649 associate1653 coalesce1657 to understand each other1663 sociate1688 to row in the same (also in one) boat1787 rendezvous1817 to make common cause (with)1845 to sing the same song1846 cahoot1857 to gang up1910 jungle1922 1646 G. Buck Hist. Life Richard III i. 9 The famous Pyrate, Thomas Nevill, alias Faulkonbridge, Earle of Kent, with whom complyed Sir Richard de Nevill, Earle of Warwicke. 1651 J. Tatham Distracted State in Wks. (1879) v. i. 108 Agathocles..complied With th' soldiery..to put the magistrates to death. a1656 G. Goodman Court King James I (1899) I. 346 He went to the several Catholic ambassadors..and began to comply with them. ΘΠ the world > relative properties > order > agreement, harmony, or congruity > adaptation or adjustment > adapt or adjust [verb (transitive)] > be adapted or adjusted to comply1676 absorb1826 1676 J. Worlidge Vinetum Britannicum 107 If the Corks are steep'd in scalding water..they will comply better with the mouth of the Bottle. 1678 J. Moxon Mech. Exercises I. iii. 38 You must file away your work..till the whole side be wrought to comply with the adjoyning side of the Square. 1680 J. Moxon Mech. Exercises I. x. 190 A thick String..will not comply closely to a piece of Work of small Diameter. 1704 J. Swift Full Acct. Battel between Bks. in Tale of Tub 268 His crooked Leg, and hump Shoulder, which his Boot and Armor..were forced to comply with, and expose. 1714 T. Hearne Ductor Historicus (ed. 3) I. i. i. 13 This oblig'd the Jews to make their Year comply with the Solar Year, by Intercalations as above-said. ΚΠ 1721 W. Gibson Farriers Dispensatory i. i. 25 It is too costly a Medicin for Horses of small Value, but to those of a high Price, it may be comply'd with to extraordinary good Purpose in the Mange. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1891; most recently modified version published online March 2022). † complyv.2 Obsolete. rare. 1. transitive. To compose by intertexture. ΘΚΠ the world > space > relative position > intertwining or interweaving > intertwine or interweave [verb (transitive)] > form by wind971 writheOE weave1495 contex1542 wreathea1547 twista1592 comply?1611 inweave1667 entwine1697 ?1611 G. Chapman tr. Homer Iliads xxiv. 44 All his nerves being naturally complied Of eminent strength. 2. To enfold, embrace. ΘΚΠ the mind > emotion > love > embrace > [verb (transitive)] clipc950 freeOE beclipc1000 windc1175 fang?c1200 yokec1275 umgripea1300 to take in (also into, on) one's armsc1300 umbefold14.. collc1320 lapc1350 bracec1375 embracec1386 clapa1400 folda1400 halsea1400 umbeclapa1400 accollc1400 fathomc1400 halchc1400 haspc1400 hoderc1440 plighta1450 plet?a1500 cuddlec1520 complect1523 umbfoldc1540 clasp1549 culla1564 cully1576 huggle1583 embosom1590 wrap1594 collya1600 cling1607 bosom1608 grasp1609 comply1648 huddlea1650 smuggle1679 inarm1713 snuggle1775 cwtch1965 the world > space > relative position > condition of being external > surrounding > surround or lie around [verb (transitive)] > surround closely or tightly clipc825 fathomOE windc1175 truss1340 embracec1360 bindc1384 clasp1447 complect1523 circumplect1578 embrace1578 enclasp1596 entwist1600 beclasp1608 chaina1616 inclipa1616 corsleta1625 circumplex1632 enlace1633 entwine1633 comply1648 throttle1863 1648 R. Herrick Hesperides sig. R Ovid, by Whom faire Corinna sits, and doth comply With Yvorie wrists, his Laureat head. 1648 R. Herrick Hesperides sig. Ov A Rug of carded wooll..seem'd to comply, Cloud-like, the daintie Deitie. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1891; most recently modified version published online March 2021). < |
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