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comply

com·ply [ kəm pl ] (past and past participle com·plied, present participle com·ply·ing, 3rd person present singular com·plies)


intransitive verb 
Definition:
 
obey: to obey or conform to something such as a rule, law, regulation, or wish

[Late 16th century. Via obsolete French complire< Latin complere (see complete)]

com·pli·er noun
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