comply
To yield assent; to accord; to acquiesce, agree, consent; to adapt oneself, to conform.
Verb 1 meaning
To yield assent; to accord; to acquiesce, agree, consent; to adapt oneself, to conform.
“comply with rules”
Etymology
From Italian complire, Catalan complir (“to complete, fulfil; to carry out”), Spanish cumplir (“to complete, fulfil”), (alternatively from Old French compli), from Latin complēre, from compleō (“to finish, complete; to fulfil”), from com- (prefix indicating completeness of an act) (ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *ḱóm (“beside, near; by, with”)) + pleō (“to fill; to fulfil”) (ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *pleh₁- (“to fill”)).
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COMPLY at a glance
COMPLY has 6 letters and scores 15 points in Scrabble (C 3 + O 1 + M 3 + P 3 + L 1 + Y 4) and 18 in Words With Friends, before board bonuses. It ranks #6,563 by how often it appears in everyday English. It is valid in ENABLE, NWL2023, Collins/SOWPODS.
Rhymes with comply
All rhymesOne letter away
- COMELY13
- CAMPLY15
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