/
kəmˈplʌɪ/
v.
(complies, complying, complied)
(
often comply with)
- act in accordance with a wish or command.
- meet specified standards.
Etymology
C16 (in sense ‘fulfil, accomplish’, later ‘fulfil the requirements of courtesy’): from Ital. complire, Catalan complir, Sp. cumplir, from L. complere (see complete); cf. compliment.
