com|ply´ing|ly

com|ply´ing|ly
com|ply «kuhm PLY», intransitive verb, -plied, -ply|ing.
1. to act in agreement with a request or a command: »

He complied with the doctor's order to take a rest.

SYNONYM(S): consent, yield, accede.
2. Obsolete. to use compliments; observe courtesies.
[< Italian complire < Spanish complir < Latin complēre; see etym. under complete (Cf.complete)]
com|pli´er, noun.
com|ply´ing|ly, adverb.

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