conform

Etymology

From Middle English conformen, borrowed from Old French conformer, from Latin conformāre (“to mould, to shape after”).

verb

1. (intransitive, of persons, often followed by to) To act in accordance with expectations; to behave in the manner of others, especially as a result of social pressure.
   In any case, most of these sharks are gray or grayish, and they certainly are typical in that they conform to everyone's idea of what a shark is supposed to look like. 1983, Richard Ellis, The Book of Sharks, Knopf, page 110
2. (intransitive, of things, situations, etc.) To be in accordance with a set of specifications or regulations, or with a policy or guideline.
   In height and breadth it conformed to the prescribed measurements laid down by the rules of the contest. 1919, Hildegard G. Frey, chapter 11, in The Camp Fire Girls Do Their Bit
   A judge in a Texas widow’s lawsuit over the Merck drug Vioxx reduced a $32 million jury award to about $7.75 million on Thursday so that it conformed to state law. 22 Dec 2006, “Judge Cuts Amount of Vioxx Award”, in New York Times, retrieved 2011-06-07
3. (transitive) To make similar in form or nature; to make suitable for a purpose; to adapt.
   There is a worm by Phoebus bred, By leaves of mulberry is fed, Which unprovided where to dwell, Conforms itself to weave a cell. c. 1710, “Vanbrugh's House”, in The Poems of Jonathan Swift, 1910 edition, Jonathan Swift
   The sensual man conforms thoughts to things; the poet conforms things to his thoughts. 1836, Ralph Waldo Emerson, chapter 6, in Nature
   When Nos. 1870 to 1879 emerged, in 1902, the circular front windows of the cab had given place to much larger windows, conforming to the shape of the cab roof on top and the firebox top below, …. 1961 February, Cecil J. Allen, “Salute to the "Claud Hamiltons" & "Directors"”, in Trains Illustrated, page 115