comply
verb
[ kəmˈplʌɪ ]
• act in accordance with a wish or command.
• "we are unable to comply with your request"
Similar:
abide by,
act in accordance with,
observe,
obey,
adhere to,
conform to,
follow,
respect,
agree to,
assent to,
consent to,
concur with/in,
fall in with,
acquiesce in,
go along with,
yield to,
submit to,
bow to,
defer to,
satisfy,
meet,
fulfil,
measure up to,
Origin:
late 16th century: from Italian complire, Catalan complir, Spanish cumplir, from Latin complere ‘fill up, fulfil’ (see complete). The original sense was ‘fulfil, accomplish’, later ‘fulfil the requirements of courtesy’, hence ‘to be agreeable, to oblige or obey’. Compare with compliment.
