comply

UK /kəmˈplaɪ/ US /kəmˈplaɪ/
verb 4

Definitions

verb

1

To yield assent; to accord; to acquiesce, agree, consent; to adapt oneself, to conform.

comply with rules

comply fully

2

To accomplish, to fulfil.

Gentle Abrahen, I / am griev'd my power cannot comply my promiſe: / my Father's ſo averſe from granting my / requeſt concerning thee, that with angrie frowns / he did expreſs rather a paſſionate rage, / then a refuſall civil, or accuſtom'd / to his indulgent diſpoſition.

3

To be ceremoniously courteous; to make one's compliments.

[Y]our hands come then, th’appurtenance of welcome is faſhion and ceremonie; let mee comply with you in this garb, let me^([sic – meaning lest my]) extent to the players, which I tell you muſt ſhowe fairely outwards, ſhould more appeare like entertainment than yours: […]

4

To enfold; to embrace.

And then a rug of carded wooll, / Which, spunge-like, drinking in the dull / Light of the moon, seem'd to comply, / Cloud-like, the daintie deitie.

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