Definitions
act in accordance with someone's rules, commands, or wishes
Word origin
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”)).
Used in a sentence
“comply with rules”
“comply fully”
“failure to comply”
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Used as a crossword answer1 curated clues
01“Obey”6 letters
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