conform
/kənˈfɔɹm/
Word Rarity
Rare
Frequency: 3.53 in modern English
14
Scrabble Score
7
Letters
2
Syllables
6
Unique Chars
Meaning
verb
To adapt to something by more closely matching it, especially something normative.
Intransitive verb; Transitive verb
Example Sentences
- "There is a worm by Phoebus bred, By leaves of mulberry is fed, Which unprovided where to dwell, Conforms itself to weave a cell."
- "The sensual man conforms thoughts to things; the poet conforms things to his thoughts."
- "When Nos. 1870 to 1879 emerged, in 1902, the circular front windows of the cab had given place to much larger windows, conforming to the shape of the cab roof on top and the firebox top below, [...]."
- "[H]e had a dispensation for conforming in outward observances to the Protestant faith."
- "[B]y conforming to the dress and habits of the Gauchos, he has obtained an unbounded popularity in the country."
- "In any case, most of these sharks are gray or grayish, and they certainly are typical in that they conform to everyone's idea of what a shark is supposed to look like."
Etymology
From Middle English conformen, borrowed from Middle French and Anglo-Norman conformer, from Latin conformāre (“to mould, to shape after”).
Origin
Word Breakdown
Regional Pronunciation
- American English: /kənˈfɔɹm/
- British English: /kənˈfɔːm/