con- + form

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ADAPT, ADJUST, ACCOMMODATE, CONFORM, RECONCILE mean to bring one thing into correspondence with another.

ADAPT implies a modification according to changing circumstances.

e.g. adapted themselves to the warmer climate

ADJUST suggests bringing into a close and exact correspondence or harmony such as exists between parts of a mechanism.

e.g. adjusted the budget to allow for inflation

ACCOMMODATE may suggest yielding or compromising to effect a correspondence.

e.g. accommodated his political beliefs in order to win

CONFORM applies to bringing into accordance with a pattern, example, or principle.

e.g. refused to conform to society's values

RECONCILE implies the demonstration of the underlying compatibility of things that seem to be incompatible.

e.g. tried to reconcile what he said with what I knew

verb no object

comply with rules, standards, or laws:

〈物事が〉 【法律･規則などに】沿う, 適合する «to, with»

e.g. the kitchen does not conform to hygiene regulations

e.g. the changes were introduced to conform with international classifications.

(of a person) behave according to socially acceptable conventions or standards:

〈人が〉 【良識･慣習などに】従う, 順応する «to, with»

e.g. the pressure to conform.

be similar in form or type; agree:

｟ややかたく｠ 〈人･物が〉 【理想･類型などに】合致する, 一致する «to»

e.g. the countryside should conform to a certain idea of the picturesque.

Middle English (in the sense ‘make (something) like another thing’): from Old French conformer, from Latin conformare, from con- ‘together’ + formare ‘to form’.