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The American Heritage^® Dictionary of the English Language: Fourth Edition. 2000.

conform

SYLLABICATION:	con·form
PRONUNCIATION:	kn-fôrm
VERB:	Inflected forms: con·formed, con·form·ing, con·forms
INTRANSITIVE VERB:	1. To correspond in form or character; be similar. 2. To act or be in accord or agreement; comply: a computer that conforms to the manufacturer's advertising claims. See synonyms at agree. 3. To act in accordance with current customs or modes. See synonyms at adapt.
TRANSITIVE VERB:	To bring into agreement or correspondence; make similar.
ETYMOLOGY:	Middle English conformen, from Old French conformer, from Latin cnfrmre, to shape after : com-, com- + frmre, to shape (from frma, shape).
OTHER FORMS:	con·former —NOUN


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