Comply Definition

kəm-plī

complied, complies, complying

verb

complied, complies, complying

To act in accordance (with a request, order, rule, etc.)

Webster's New World

To be courteous or obedient.

American Heritage

To yield assent; to accord; agree, or acquiesce; to adapt one's self; to consent or conform.

Wiktionary

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

Wiktionary

(archaic) To fulfill; to accomplish.

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Origin of Comply

Middle English complien to carry out, fulfill from Old French complir from Latin complēre complete

From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition
From Old French compli, past participle of complir.

From Wiktionary