Meaning & use
comply
To act in accordance with a rule, request, or command.
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All employees must comply with the new safety regulations by next month.
The company complied with the court's order to release the documents.
A note on using this word
Comply is typically followed by "with," unlike "obey," which takes a direct object ("obey the law" versus "comply with the law").
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