com|pli´er

com|pli´er
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.

Useful english dictionary. 2012.

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