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accommodate |
to be or become adaptable; conform. [1/6 definitions] |
accord |
to be in unity or harmony; agree; conform (often fol. by "with"). [1/6 definitions] |
agree |
to be consistent; conform; match (often fol. by "with"). [1/6 definitions] |
Anglicize |
(often l.c.) to change or conform to that which is English in style, manner, pronunciation, or the like. |
answer |
to fit or conform (usu. fol. by "to"). [2/9 definitions] |
assimilate |
to adapt and conform. [1/3 definitions] |
contour |
to design or shape (a road or the like) to conform to the contours of the land. [1/7 definitions] |
fitted |
made to conform closely to a particular shape. |
fluid |
a substance, such as a liquid or gas, that can flow and that tends to conform to the shape of its container. [1/5 definitions] |
follow |
to copy or conform to. [1/15 definitions] |
go with the flow |
to conform with the way everybody else is doing things. [1/2 definitions] |
humor |
to conform to the wishes or mood of, esp. despite one's own feelings or beliefs to the contrary; go along with. [1/5 definitions] |
indirect discourse |
an indirect statement of what someone said, rather than an exact quotation, that has been altered to conform grammatically to the context in which it is made, as in "She said that she was leaving". |
-ize |
to cause to conform to or be like. [1/4 definitions] |
Judaize |
to conform to or bring into conformity with Jewish practices, beliefs, customs, or the like. |
keyed |
adjusted or reworked in order to conform to something different. [1/3 definitions] |
moralize |
to cause to conform to higher moral standards. [1/3 definitions] |
nonconformist |
a person who refuses or fails to conform to established ideas, values, customs, or behaviors. [1/2 definitions] |
nonconformity |
refusal or failure to conform, esp. to societal customs, values, or the like. [1/2 definitions] |
normalize |
to cause to conform to or return to a normal state. [1/2 definitions] |
quadrate |
to cause to adapt or conform. [1/5 definitions] |
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