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com·ply

comply

 
 
pronunciation:
km plaI
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part of speech: verb
inflections: complies, complying, complied
definition: When you comply, you do what someone asks you to do or what some rule says you have to do.
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The teacher asked the students to bring their favorite book to class, and most of the students complied.There is a law against leaving trash in the park, but some people do not comply.
synonyms:
conform
antonyms:
disobey
similar words:
accommodate, agree, bow, consent, meet, observe, satisfy, yield
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The word comply contains the following part:
ple, plen, plet Latin root that means fill up, fulfill