Meaning & use

comply

verb·Academic

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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