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   Com·ply

   /kəmˈplī/

   

   verb

   • 1. (of a person or group) act in accordance with a wish or command: "we are unable to comply with your request"
   • ▪ (of an article) meet specified standards: "all secondhand furniture must comply with the new standards"

   Word Origin late 16th century: from Italian complire, Catalan complir, Spanish cumplir, from Latin complere ‘fill up, fulfill’ (see complete). The original sense was ‘fulfill, accomplish’, later ‘fulfill the requirements of courtesy’, hence ‘to be agreeable, to oblige or obey’. Compare with compliment.

   Scrabble Points: 15

   • C

     3

   • O

     1

   • M

     3

   • P

     3

   • L

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   • Y

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