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1. Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0
abide by, accede, accept, acclaim, accommodate, accommodate with, accord, acquiesce, acquiesce in, act up to, adapt, adapt to, adhere to, adjust, adjust to, agree, agree to, agree with, applaud, assent, assimilate to, attend to, attend to orders, be agreeable, be faithful to, be guided by, be persuaded, bend, buy, cheer, chime in with, come around, come over, come round, come to, comply with, compose, concur, conform, conform to, consent, correct, correspond, defer to, discipline, do justice to, face the music, fall in with, fill, fit, follow, follow the book, fulfill, gear to, give the nod, go along with, go by, hail, harken to, harmonize, heed, hold by, hold with, in toto, keep, keep faith with, knock under, knuckle down, knuckle under, listen to, live up to, live with it, make conform, make good, mark, meet, mind, mold, nod, nod assent, not resist, obey, obey the rules, observe, receive, reconcile, rectify, regard, relent, resign, respect, rub off corners, satisfy, settle, shape, stay in line, straighten, submit, subscribe to, succumb, suit, swallow it, swallow the pill, take, take it, take kindly to, take orders, tally with, toe the line, vote for, welcome, yes, yield, yield assent
Dictionary Results for comply:
1. WordNet® 3.0 (2006)
comply
    v 1: act in accordance with someone's rules, commands, or
         wishes; "He complied with my instructions"; "You must
         comply or else!"; "Follow these simple rules"; "abide by
         the rules" [syn: comply, follow, abide by]

2. The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
Comply \Com*ply"\, v. t. [See comply, v. i.]
   1. To fulfill; to accomplish. [Obs.] --Chapman.
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   2. [Cf. L. complicare to fold up. See Ply.] To infold; to
      embrace. [Obs.]
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            Seemed to comply,
            Cloudlike, the daintie deitie.        --Herrick.
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3. The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
Comply \Com*ply"\ (k[o^]m*pl[imac]"), v. i. [imp. & p. p.
   Complied; p. pr. & vb. n. Complying.] [Perh. formed fr.
   compliment, influenced by ply, pliant, which are of different
   origin: cf. It. complire to compliment, finish, suit. See
   Compliment, Complete.]
   1. To yield assent; to accord; agree, or acquiesce; to adapt
      one's self; to consent or conform; -- usually followed by
      with.
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            Yet this be sure, in nothing to comply,
            Scandalous or forbidden in our law.   --Milton.
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            They did servilely comply with the people in
            worshiping God by sensible images.    --Tillotson.
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            He that complies against his will
            Is of his own opinion still.          --Hudibras.
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   2. To be ceremoniously courteous; to make one's compliments.
      [Obs.] --Shak.
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