complied

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complied - Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 :

  Comply \Com*ply"\ (k[o^]m*pl[imac]"), v. i. [imp. & p. p.
     Complied; p. pr. & vb. n. Complying.] [Perh. formed fr.
     compliment, influenced by ply, pliant, which are of different
     origin: cf. It. complire to compliment, finish, suit. See
     Compliment, Complete.]
     1. To yield assent; to accord; agree, or acquiesce; to adapt
        one's self; to consent or conform; -- usually followed by
        with.
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              Yet this be sure, in nothing to comply,
              Scandalous or forbidden in our law.   --Milton.
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              They did servilely comply with the people in
              worshiping God by sensible images.    --Tillotson.
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              He that complies against his will
              Is of his own opinion still.          --Hudibras.
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     2. To be ceremoniously courteous; to make one's compliments.
        [Obs.] --Shak.
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