conformadj.

Brit.

/kənˈfɔːm/, U.S.

/kənˈfɔrm/

Etymology: < French conforme (16th cent. in Littré), < Latin conformis , < con- together with + forma form n., shape.

? Obsolete.

1. Having the same form or character; similar, like; = conformable adj. 1. Const. to.

ΘΚΠ

the world > relative properties > relationship > similarity > [adjective] > to or with

ylikeOE

semblablec1374

shapelyc1374

resemblablea1393

resemblanta1393

visible1412

participantc1485

semblant1485

alikea1500

conformable1526

conform1553

semnable1651

similar1657

unopposite1825

the world > relative properties > order > agreement, harmony, or congruity > conformity to or with a pattern, etc. > [adjective]

followingc1400

conformable1526

conform1553

pursuant1593

conformala1645

fashionable1657

persecutory1774

1447 [implied in: O. Bokenham Lyvys Seyntys (1835) 48 They wolde lyven conformely To goddes plesaunce. (at conformly adv.)].

1553 G. Douglas in tr. Virgil Eneados vi. Prol. 40 Mony clausis he fand Quhilk bene conforme, or than collaterall.

1581 J. Marbeck Bk. Notes & Common Places 861 Made conforme to the Image of the same God.

1660 E. Waterhouse Disc. Arms & Armory 27 Conform to the protoplast in the direct line of regularity.

1678 Spanish Hist. 36 A letter..whereof a great many Copies, all Conform, have been dispersed.

1685 London Gaz. No. 2031/1 All very fine with their Foot-Mantles and traping conform.

1738 Hist. View Court of Exchequer vii. 129 In a conform measure and of one Size.

1816 H. T. Colebrooke in Asiatick Researches 12 539 Seed solitary, conform to the cavity of the capsule.

1861 W. Bell Dict. Sc. Law at Decreet Conform The decree issued by the Court of Session in aid of the inferior court decree was called a decree conform, i.e. a decree in the precise terms of the former decree, with the additional sanction of the Court of Session.

2. Exhibiting harmony or agreement; consistent, accordant; = conformable adj. 2.

ΘΚΠ

the world > relative properties > order > agreement, harmony, or congruity > suitability or appropriateness > [adjective] > fitly adjusted

well-setc1330

conform?1550

conformable1555

concinnatea1600

conformant1643

conformala1645

concinnated1657

calibrated1909

?1550 J. Bale Apol. agaynste Papyst 55 In y^e scriptures is no confuse ordre, but a conforme and consonant ordre.

a1587 Mary Queen of Scots in J. A. Froude Hist. Eng. (1881) VII. xliii. 189 Is that conform to her promise to use me as a sister or daughter?

1665 J. Webb Vindic. Stone-Heng (1725) 35 The most exact Rule, and of all others..the most conform unto Vitruvius.

1733 H. Fielding Miser (London ed.) iii. xi. 45 Your Consent will appear..not altogether conform to those nice Rules of Decorum.

1805 W. Taylor in Monthly Mag. 20 112 The following expressions, although conform to usage, thwart the definitions.

†3. Conforming religiously, conformist. Obsolete.

ΘΚΠ

society > faith > aspects of faith > conformity > [adjective]

conformable1597

conformitant1632

conforma1666

conforming1681

symbolizing1732

a1666 R. Blair Life (1848) (modernized text) vi. 82 Some of the conform clergy provoked me to a dispute.

1711 J. Anderson Countrey-man's Let. to Curat 16 Here was a Bishop, who Himself was not conform, who..was Indulged in his non-conformity.

4. By Scottish writers used adverbially: In conformity to, conformably or agreeably to, according to.

ΚΠ

1535 Sc. Acts Jas. V (1597) §14 To find the said souertie, conforme to the said acte.

1676 J. Gregory Let. in S. P. Rigaud & S. J. Rigaud Corr. Sci. Men 17th Cent. (1841) (modernized text) I. 224 To make proffer of my best endeavours..conform to the way of my weak ability.

a1715 Bp. G. Burnet Hist. Own Time (1724) I. 121 [To] settle their government, conform to the Scriptures.

1738 D. Kinneir New Ess. Nerves (new ed.) 126 Conform to the vulgar opinion, that there is no cure for the gout.

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conformv.

Brit.

/kənˈfɔːm/, U.S.

/kənˈfɔrm/

Forms: Middle English conforme(n, confourme(n, confoorme, Middle English–1600s conforme, 1500s– conform. (Also Middle English–1500s conferm, 1500s confirm, confyrm.)

Etymology: < French conformer (13th cent. in Littré), < Latin conformāre, < con- + formāre to shape, fashion, form. In 14–16 cent. there was considerable confusion between conform and confirm; conferm, -firm, -fyrm being often written for conform, and conform sometimes for confirm. This probably points to a (? dialect) pronunciation with /ʌ/ or /ə/; compare the modern pronunciation of word, world, and the modern spelling of work, worm, formerly werk, werm; also modern Scots furm (from earlier fourm) = form a school-seat.1340 Ayenbite (1866) 121 Uor to confermi oure loue to his.c1475 (?c1400) Apol. Lollard Doctr. (1842) 21 Þe keyes of þe kirk only byndun & lousun, wan þei are confermid to þe keyes of Crist.1502 tr. Ordynarye of Crysten Men (de Worde) ii. vii. sig. k.iiii ^v Yf the lyf be confermed unto the commaundementes of god.1544 J. Bale Brefe Chron. Syr J. Oldcastell in Harl. Misc. (Malh.) I. 257 These..confyrmed alwayes their lyues to the most holye lawes..of Chryste.1583 G. Babington Very Fruitfull Expos. Commaundem. iv. 185 The Lorde Jesus Christ..conforme their practise of behauiour to his will.

a. transitive. To form, shape, or fashion according to some pattern, model, or instruction; to make of the same form or character, to make like.

ΘΚΠ

the world > relative properties > order > agreement, harmony, or congruity > adaptation or adjustment > adapt or adjust [verb (transitive)] > bring into conformity > to or with a pattern or model

shapea1300

conforma1340

pattern1567

patternize1615

a1340 R. Rolle Psalter Prol. To confourme men þat ere filyd in adam til crist in newnes of lyf.

c1384 Bible (Wycliffite, E.V.) (Douce 369(2)) (1850) Rom. xii. 2 And nyle ȝe be confoormed, or maad lyk, to this world.

1526 W. Bonde Rosary sig. Biiii In all thynge to conforme my wyll to thy blessed wyll.

1597 R. Hooker Of Lawes Eccl. Politie v. lxvii. 181 It truely conformeth vs vnto the Image of Iesus Christ.

1647 N. Ward Simple Cobler Aggawam 39 States are so reformed, that they conforme such as are profligate, into good civility.

1712 R. Steele Spectator No. 461. ⁋1 Persons of every Party..are fond of conforming their Taste to yours.

1875 H. E. Manning Internal Mission of Holy Ghost iv. 100.

1887 W. W. Skeat Princ. Eng. Etymol. 1st Ser. §385 The word crouth, a fiddle..has been conformed to the familiar E. crowd.

†b. To fashion in accordance with right, to set right, to order, regulate. Obsolete.

ΘΚΠ

the world > relative properties > order > put in (proper) order [verb (transitive)] > order or regulate

regulate?a1425

order1509

diet1576

conform1602

drill1877

1602 W. Warner Epitome Hist. Eng. in Albions Eng. (rev. ed.) To Rdr. 350 Yours in aught erred to be conformed, W. Warner.

a1627 T. Middleton & W. Rowley Old Law (1656) ii. 18 His very houshold laws..Are able to conform 7. Christian kingdomes, They are so wise and vertuous.

†c. To fashion by disposition of parts (for a purpose): cf conformation n. 3. Obsolete.

ΘΚΠ

the world > space > shape > shape or give shape to [verb (transitive)] > by arrangement

configurate1566

configure1652

conform1692

knit1896

1692 J. Ray Wisdom of God (ed. 2) i. 134 Whose Bodies are admirably fitted and conformed for diving under Water.

2. To bring into harmony or conformity, to harmonize; to make accordant to, adapt.

ΘΚΠ

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

1377 W. Langland Piers Plowman B. xiii. 208 Confourmen Kynges to pees.

1598 R. Barckley Disc. Felicitie of Man iv. 353 He should..conforme all the harmonie of his gifts, to his goodnesse and glorie.

1667 J. Milton Paradise Lost ii. 217 Chang'd at length, and to the place conformd In temper and in nature.

1799 Duke of Wellington in Marquess Wellesley Select. Despatches (1877) 86 Conforming the general tenor of all such proclamations to the principles and spirit of the declaration.

1876 J. R. Lowell Among my Bks. 2nd Ser. 271 [That] the life of a nation..should be conformed to certain principles of belief and conduct.

3. reflexive. To make oneself like or in harmony with (a pattern or example); to bring oneself into conformity, adapt oneself to (with); = 4.

ΘΚΠ

the world > action or operation > behaviour > a standard of conduct > standard of conduct [verb (reflexive)] > conform

conformc1400

c1400 (?c1380) Cleanness l. 1067 Confourme þe to kryst, & þe clene make.

a1420 T. Hoccleve De Regimine Principum 1345 To the plesaunce of God thou the confourme.

1576 A. Fleming tr. Cicero in Panoplie Epist. 28 I beganne to conforme and frame mee to provoked patience.

a1616 W. Shakespeare Henry VI, Pt. 3 (1623) iii. iii. 11 Where I must take like Seat vnto my fortune, And to my humble Seat conforme my selfe.

1621 R. Burton Anat. Melancholy ii. iii. iii. 407 Conforme thy selfe to thy present fortune, and cut thy coat according to thy cloath.

1652 J. Wadsworth tr. P. de Sandoval Civil Wars Spain 55 To conform themselvs in everie thing with the Commissioners of Toledo.

1745 H. Fielding True Patriot 5 Nov. 1/1 I have determined to conform myself to the reigning Taste.

1862 F. D. Maurice Mod. Philos. vii. §92. 428 The true freeman is he who conforms himself to his reason.

a. intransitive (for reflexive). To act in accordance with an example or pattern; to act conformably or in conformity to; to yield or show compliance.

ΘΚΠ

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

1393 W. Langland Piers Plowman C. iv. 401 Bote þat alle manere men, wommen, and children, Sholde conformye [v.r. conforme hem] to on kynde on holy kirke to by-leyue.

1623 H. Cockeram Eng. Dict. Conforme, to frame ones selfe to what is required of one.

1647 N. Bacon Hist. Disc. Govt. ii. 4 Yet the Church of Britaine conformed not to that course.

1729 W. Law Serious Call vi. 91 You must therefore no more conform to these ways of the world; than you must conform to the vices of the world.

1837 J. R. McCulloch Statist. Acct. Brit. Empire II. iv. iv. 283 Every subordinate tribunal must conform to their determinations.

1860 J. Tyndall Glaciers of Alps i. xxiv. 170 I must..conform to the rules made for ordinary tourists.

b. spec. in English History. To comply with the usages of the Church of England, as prescribed by the Acts of Uniformity, esp. that of 1662.

ΘΚΠ

society > faith > aspects of faith > conformity > [verb (intransitive)]

symbolize1605

conform1622

1581 Act 23 Eliz. c. 1 §5 Until such Time as the Persons..do conform themselves and come to the Church.]

1622 R. Sanderson Two Serm. Boston i. 26 Let not him that conformeth, despise him that conformeth not; and let not: him that conformeth not, iudge him that conformeth.

1629 Petit. Clergy in MSS. St. Paper Office, Dom. Serv. Chas. I cli. 45 May yt therefore please your good lordship to take the state of this your diocese into your ffatherly consideration..to enforce these irregulars to conforme with us.

1664 S. Pepys Diary Aug. 6.

1682 S. Pordage Medal Revers'd 121 For bare Opinion do their Brothers harm, Plague, and Imprison, 'cause they can't Conform.

1690 J. Locke 2nd Let. Toleration (R.) When any dissenter conforms and enters into the Church-communion.

1885 Grosart in Dict. National Biogr. II. 408/1 Ormond made offer first of a deanery, and then of the first bishopric that fell vacant, if Mr. Bailey would conform.

†c. To show obedience or complaisance to.

ΘΚΠ

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

1482 Monk of Evesham 90 The pepul of god..that they haue turnyd fro ryhhtwysnes they fleyn spirytually and lesyn for her conformyng to hem.

1688 T. Shadwell Squire of Alsatia ii. i. 21 I am resolv'd to conform to her for ever.

5. Of things: To become the same in form; to follow in form or nature; to be conformable to.

ΘΚΠ

the world > relative properties > order > agreement, harmony, or congruity > conformity to or with a pattern, etc. > conform to [verb (transitive)]

conform1699

the world > relative properties > order > agreement, harmony, or congruity > adaptation or adjustment > undergo adaptation [verb (intransitive)] > conform

conform1699

assimilate1763

1699 Bp. G. Burnet Expos. 39 Articles (1700) xxv. 276 The Declarations of the Pardon are made to conform to the Conditions of the Gospel.

1763 R. Dodsley Leasowes ⁋5 The path..conforms to the water..accompanying this semicircular lake into another winding valley.

1869 F. A. March Compar. Gram. Anglo-Saxon Lang. 28 The words of all languages show a disposition to conform in inflection to the majority.

1875 B. Jowett in tr. Plato Dialogues (ed. 2) V. 127 The law courts of Plato do not equally conform to the pattern of the Athenian dicasteries.

†6. transitive. To bring into accord or mutual agreement. Obsolete.

ΘΚΠ

the world > relative properties > order > agreement, harmony, or congruity > agree, harmonize, or be congruous with [verb (transitive)] > bring into agreement or harmony

concile1398

commune1423

agree1532

concord1548

conciliate1573

square1578

concent1596

tally1607

to wind up1608

accommodate1609

adjust1611

conform1646

reconcilea1672

attune1744

harmonize1767

1646 Sir T. Browne Pseudodoxia Epidemica 128 If two [kingfishers] be suspended in the same roome, they will not regularly conforme their breasts, but oft-times respect the opposite points of heaven.

1703 D. Defoe Danger Protestant Relig. Misc. 246 If the House of Bourbon and Austria Unite, and conform the Interests of their Dominions.

†7. To bring into form or shape; to bring about.

ΘΚΠ

the world > existence and causation > causation > [verb (transitive)]

wieldeOE

timberc897

letc900

rearOE

doOE

i-wendeOE

workOE

makeOE

bringc1175

raisec1175

shapec1315

to owe (also have) a wold (also on wield)a1325

procurec1330

purchasec1330

causec1340

conform1377

performa1382

excite1398

induce1413

occasionate?c1450

occasionc1454

to bring about1480

gara1500

to bring to passc1513

encause1527

to work out1534

inferc1540

excitate?1549

import1550

ycause1563

frame1576

effect1581

to bring in1584

effectuatea1586

apport?1591

introduce1605

create1607

generate1607

cast1633

efficiate1639

conciliate1646

impetrate1647

state1654

accompass1668

to bring to bear1668

to bring on1671

effectivate1717

makee1719

superinduce1837

birth1913

1377 W. Langland Piers Plowman B. xiii. 174 Al þe witt of þis worlde and wiȝte mennes strengthe Can nouȝt confourmen [C. xvi. 173 performen] a pees bytwene þe pope and his enemys.

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单词	conform
释义	conformadj. Brit. /kənˈfɔːm/, U.S. /kənˈfɔrm/ Etymology: < French conforme (16th cent. in Littré), < Latin conformis , < con- together with + forma form n., shape. ? Obsolete. 1. Having the same form or character; similar, like; = conformable adj. 1. Const. to. ΘΚΠ the world > relative properties > relationship > similarity > [adjective] > to or with ylikeOE semblablec1374 shapelyc1374 resemblablea1393 resemblanta1393 visible1412 participantc1485 semblant1485 alikea1500 conformable1526 conform1553 semnable1651 similar1657 unopposite1825 the world > relative properties > order > agreement, harmony, or congruity > conformity to or with a pattern, etc. > [adjective] followingc1400 conformable1526 conform1553 pursuant1593 conformala1645 fashionable1657 persecutory1774 1447 [implied in: O. Bokenham Lyvys Seyntys (1835) 48 They wolde lyven conformely To goddes plesaunce. (at conformly adv.)]. 1553 G. Douglas in tr. Virgil Eneados vi. Prol. 40 Mony clausis he fand Quhilk bene conforme, or than collaterall. 1581 J. Marbeck Bk. Notes & Common Places 861 Made conforme to the Image of the same God. 1660 E. Waterhouse Disc. Arms & Armory 27 Conform to the protoplast in the direct line of regularity. 1678 Spanish Hist. 36 A letter..whereof a great many Copies, all Conform, have been dispersed. 1685 London Gaz. No. 2031/1 All very fine with their Foot-Mantles and traping conform. 1738 Hist. View Court of Exchequer vii. 129 In a conform measure and of one Size. 1816 H. T. Colebrooke in Asiatick Researches 12 539 Seed solitary, conform to the cavity of the capsule. 1861 W. Bell Dict. Sc. Law at Decreet Conform The decree issued by the Court of Session in aid of the inferior court decree was called a decree conform, i.e. a decree in the precise terms of the former decree, with the additional sanction of the Court of Session. 2. Exhibiting harmony or agreement; consistent, accordant; = conformable adj. 2. ΘΚΠ the world > relative properties > order > agreement, harmony, or congruity > suitability or appropriateness > [adjective] > fitly adjusted well-setc1330 conform?1550 conformable1555 concinnatea1600 conformant1643 conformala1645 concinnated1657 calibrated1909 ?1550 J. Bale Apol. agaynste Papyst 55 In y^e scriptures is no confuse ordre, but a conforme and consonant ordre. a1587 Mary Queen of Scots in J. A. Froude Hist. Eng. (1881) VII. xliii. 189 Is that conform to her promise to use me as a sister or daughter? 1665 J. Webb Vindic. Stone-Heng (1725) 35 The most exact Rule, and of all others..the most conform unto Vitruvius. 1733 H. Fielding Miser (London ed.) iii. xi. 45 Your Consent will appear..not altogether conform to those nice Rules of Decorum. 1805 W. Taylor in Monthly Mag. 20 112 The following expressions, although conform to usage, thwart the definitions. †3. Conforming religiously, conformist. Obsolete. ΘΚΠ society > faith > aspects of faith > conformity > [adjective] conformable1597 conformitant1632 conforma1666 conforming1681 symbolizing1732 a1666 R. Blair Life (1848) (modernized text) vi. 82 Some of the conform clergy provoked me to a dispute. 1711 J. Anderson Countrey-man's Let. to Curat 16 Here was a Bishop, who Himself was not conform, who..was Indulged in his non-conformity. 4. By Scottish writers used adverbially: In conformity to, conformably or agreeably to, according to. ΚΠ 1535 Sc. Acts Jas. V (1597) §14 To find the said souertie, conforme to the said acte. 1676 J. Gregory Let. in S. P. Rigaud & S. J. Rigaud Corr. Sci. Men 17th Cent. (1841) (modernized text) I. 224 To make proffer of my best endeavours..conform to the way of my weak ability. a1715 Bp. G. Burnet Hist. Own Time (1724) I. 121 [To] settle their government, conform to the Scriptures. 1738 D. Kinneir New Ess. Nerves (new ed.) 126 Conform to the vulgar opinion, that there is no cure for the gout. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1891; most recently modified version published online March 2022). conformv. Brit. /kənˈfɔːm/, U.S. /kənˈfɔrm/ Forms: Middle English conforme(n, confourme(n, confoorme, Middle English–1600s conforme, 1500s– conform. (Also Middle English–1500s conferm, 1500s confirm, confyrm.) Etymology: < French conformer (13th cent. in Littré), < Latin conformāre, < con- + formāre to shape, fashion, form. In 14–16 cent. there was considerable confusion between conform and confirm; conferm, -firm, -fyrm being often written for conform, and conform sometimes for confirm. This probably points to a (? dialect) pronunciation with /ʌ/ or /ə/; compare the modern pronunciation of word, world, and the modern spelling of work, worm, formerly werk, werm; also modern Scots furm (from earlier fourm) = form a school-seat.1340 Ayenbite (1866) 121 Uor to confermi oure loue to his.c1475 (?c1400) Apol. Lollard Doctr. (1842) 21 Þe keyes of þe kirk only byndun & lousun, wan þei are confermid to þe keyes of Crist.1502 tr. Ordynarye of Crysten Men (de Worde) ii. vii. sig. k.iiii ^v Yf the lyf be confermed unto the commaundementes of god.1544 J. Bale Brefe Chron. Syr J. Oldcastell in Harl. Misc. (Malh.) I. 257 These..confyrmed alwayes their lyues to the most holye lawes..of Chryste.1583 G. Babington Very Fruitfull Expos. Commaundem. iv. 185 The Lorde Jesus Christ..conforme their practise of behauiour to his will. 1. a. transitive. To form, shape, or fashion according to some pattern, model, or instruction; to make of the same form or character, to make like. ΘΚΠ the world > relative properties > order > agreement, harmony, or congruity > adaptation or adjustment > adapt or adjust [verb (transitive)] > bring into conformity > to or with a pattern or model shapea1300 conforma1340 pattern1567 patternize1615 a1340 R. Rolle Psalter Prol. To confourme men þat ere filyd in adam til crist in newnes of lyf. c1384 Bible (Wycliffite, E.V.) (Douce 369(2)) (1850) Rom. xii. 2 And nyle ȝe be confoormed, or maad lyk, to this world. 1526 W. Bonde Rosary sig. Biiii In all thynge to conforme my wyll to thy blessed wyll. 1597 R. Hooker Of Lawes Eccl. Politie v. lxvii. 181 It truely conformeth vs vnto the Image of Iesus Christ. 1647 N. Ward Simple Cobler Aggawam 39 States are so reformed, that they conforme such as are profligate, into good civility. 1712 R. Steele Spectator No. 461. ⁋1 Persons of every Party..are fond of conforming their Taste to yours. 1875 H. E. Manning Internal Mission of Holy Ghost iv. 100. 1887 W. W. Skeat Princ. Eng. Etymol. 1st Ser. §385 The word crouth, a fiddle..has been conformed to the familiar E. crowd. †b. To fashion in accordance with right, to set right, to order, regulate. Obsolete. ΘΚΠ the world > relative properties > order > put in (proper) order [verb (transitive)] > order or regulate regulate?a1425 order1509 diet1576 conform1602 drill1877 1602 W. Warner Epitome Hist. Eng. in Albions Eng. (rev. ed.) To Rdr. 350 Yours in aught erred to be conformed, W. Warner. a1627 T. Middleton & W. Rowley Old Law (1656) ii. 18 His very houshold laws..Are able to conform 7. Christian kingdomes, They are so wise and vertuous. †c. To fashion by disposition of parts (for a purpose): cf conformation n. 3. Obsolete. ΘΚΠ the world > space > shape > shape or give shape to [verb (transitive)] > by arrangement configurate1566 configure1652 conform1692 knit1896 1692 J. Ray Wisdom of God (ed. 2) i. 134 Whose Bodies are admirably fitted and conformed for diving under Water. 2. To bring into harmony or conformity, to harmonize; to make accordant to, adapt. ΘΚΠ 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 1377 W. Langland Piers Plowman B. xiii. 208 Confourmen Kynges to pees. 1598 R. Barckley Disc. Felicitie of Man iv. 353 He should..conforme all the harmonie of his gifts, to his goodnesse and glorie. 1667 J. Milton Paradise Lost ii. 217 Chang'd at length, and to the place conformd In temper and in nature. View more context for this quotation 1799 Duke of Wellington in Marquess Wellesley Select. Despatches (1877) 86 Conforming the general tenor of all such proclamations to the principles and spirit of the declaration. 1876 J. R. Lowell Among my Bks. 2nd Ser. 271 [That] the life of a nation..should be conformed to certain principles of belief and conduct. 3. reflexive. To make oneself like or in harmony with (a pattern or example); to bring oneself into conformity, adapt oneself to (with); = 4. ΘΚΠ the world > action or operation > behaviour > a standard of conduct > standard of conduct [verb (reflexive)] > conform conformc1400 c1400 (?c1380) Cleanness l. 1067 Confourme þe to kryst, & þe clene make. a1420 T. Hoccleve De Regimine Principum 1345 To the plesaunce of God thou the confourme. 1576 A. Fleming tr. Cicero in Panoplie Epist. 28 I beganne to conforme and frame mee to provoked patience. a1616 W. Shakespeare Henry VI, Pt. 3 (1623) iii. iii. 11 Where I must take like Seat vnto my fortune, And to my humble Seat conforme my selfe. View more context for this quotation 1621 R. Burton Anat. Melancholy ii. iii. iii. 407 Conforme thy selfe to thy present fortune, and cut thy coat according to thy cloath. 1652 J. Wadsworth tr. P. de Sandoval Civil Wars Spain 55 To conform themselvs in everie thing with the Commissioners of Toledo. 1745 H. Fielding True Patriot 5 Nov. 1/1 I have determined to conform myself to the reigning Taste. 1862 F. D. Maurice Mod. Philos. vii. §92. 428 The true freeman is he who conforms himself to his reason. 4. a. intransitive (for reflexive). To act in accordance with an example or pattern; to act conformably or in conformity to; to yield or show compliance. ΘΚΠ 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 1393 W. Langland Piers Plowman C. iv. 401 Bote þat alle manere men, wommen, and children, Sholde conformye [v.r. conforme hem] to on kynde on holy kirke to by-leyue. 1623 H. Cockeram Eng. Dict. Conforme, to frame ones selfe to what is required of one. 1647 N. Bacon Hist. Disc. Govt. ii. 4 Yet the Church of Britaine conformed not to that course. 1729 W. Law Serious Call vi. 91 You must therefore no more conform to these ways of the world; than you must conform to the vices of the world. 1837 J. R. McCulloch Statist. Acct. Brit. Empire II. iv. iv. 283 Every subordinate tribunal must conform to their determinations. 1860 J. Tyndall Glaciers of Alps i. xxiv. 170 I must..conform to the rules made for ordinary tourists. b. spec. in English History. To comply with the usages of the Church of England, as prescribed by the Acts of Uniformity, esp. that of 1662. ΘΚΠ society > faith > aspects of faith > conformity > [verb (intransitive)] symbolize1605 conform1622 1581 Act 23 Eliz. c. 1 §5 Until such Time as the Persons..do conform themselves and come to the Church.] 1622 R. Sanderson Two Serm. Boston i. 26 Let not him that conformeth, despise him that conformeth not; and let not: him that conformeth not, iudge him that conformeth. 1629 Petit. Clergy in MSS. St. Paper Office, Dom. Serv. Chas. I cli. 45 May yt therefore please your good lordship to take the state of this your diocese into your ffatherly consideration..to enforce these irregulars to conforme with us. 1664 S. Pepys Diary Aug. 6. 1682 S. Pordage Medal Revers'd 121 For bare Opinion do their Brothers harm, Plague, and Imprison, 'cause they can't Conform. 1690 J. Locke 2nd Let. Toleration (R.) When any dissenter conforms and enters into the Church-communion. 1885 Grosart in Dict. National Biogr. II. 408/1 Ormond made offer first of a deanery, and then of the first bishopric that fell vacant, if Mr. Bailey would conform. †c. To show obedience or complaisance to. ΘΚΠ 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 1482 Monk of Evesham 90 The pepul of god..that they haue turnyd fro ryhhtwysnes they fleyn spirytually and lesyn for her conformyng to hem. 1688 T. Shadwell Squire of Alsatia ii. i. 21 I am resolv'd to conform to her for ever. 5. Of things: To become the same in form; to follow in form or nature; to be conformable to. ΘΚΠ the world > relative properties > order > agreement, harmony, or congruity > conformity to or with a pattern, etc. > conform to [verb (transitive)] conform1699 the world > relative properties > order > agreement, harmony, or congruity > adaptation or adjustment > undergo adaptation [verb (intransitive)] > conform conform1699 assimilate1763 1699 Bp. G. Burnet Expos. 39 Articles (1700) xxv. 276 The Declarations of the Pardon are made to conform to the Conditions of the Gospel. 1763 R. Dodsley Leasowes ⁋5 The path..conforms to the water..accompanying this semicircular lake into another winding valley. 1869 F. A. March Compar. Gram. Anglo-Saxon Lang. 28 The words of all languages show a disposition to conform in inflection to the majority. 1875 B. Jowett in tr. Plato Dialogues (ed. 2) V. 127 The law courts of Plato do not equally conform to the pattern of the Athenian dicasteries. †6. transitive. To bring into accord or mutual agreement. Obsolete. ΘΚΠ the world > relative properties > order > agreement, harmony, or congruity > agree, harmonize, or be congruous with [verb (transitive)] > bring into agreement or harmony concile1398 commune1423 agree1532 concord1548 conciliate1573 square1578 concent1596 tally1607 to wind up1608 accommodate1609 adjust1611 conform1646 reconcilea1672 attune1744 harmonize1767 1646 Sir T. Browne Pseudodoxia Epidemica 128 If two [kingfishers] be suspended in the same roome, they will not regularly conforme their breasts, but oft-times respect the opposite points of heaven. View more context for this quotation 1703 D. Defoe Danger Protestant Relig. Misc. 246 If the House of Bourbon and Austria Unite, and conform the Interests of their Dominions. †7. To bring into form or shape; to bring about. ΘΚΠ the world > existence and causation > causation > [verb (transitive)] wieldeOE timberc897 letc900 rearOE doOE i-wendeOE workOE makeOE bringc1175 raisec1175 shapec1315 to owe (also have) a wold (also on wield)a1325 procurec1330 purchasec1330 causec1340 conform1377 performa1382 excite1398 induce1413 occasionate?c1450 occasionc1454 to bring about1480 gara1500 to bring to passc1513 encause1527 to work out1534 inferc1540 excitate?1549 import1550 ycause1563 frame1576 effect1581 to bring in1584 effectuatea1586 apport?1591 introduce1605 create1607 generate1607 cast1633 efficiate1639 conciliate1646 impetrate1647 state1654 accompass1668 to bring to bear1668 to bring on1671 effectivate1717 makee1719 superinduce1837 birth1913 1377 W. Langland Piers Plowman B. xiii. 174 Al þe witt of þis worlde and wiȝte mennes strengthe Can nouȝt confourmen [C. xvi. 173 performen] a pees bytwene þe pope and his enemys. 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