verb · 5 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot
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Received-Pronunciation:/kənˈfɔːm/
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General-American:/kənˈfɔɹm/
rhymes with -ɔː(ɹ)m
CMU ARPABET:K AH0 N F AO1 R M
Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.
1
verb
Meaning 1
To adapt to something by more closely matching it, especially something normative.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: intransitive, transitive
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verb
Meaning 2
To adapt to something by more closely matching it, especially something normative.
To change to more closely match typical characteristics or behavior.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: intransitive, often, transitive, with-to
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3
verb
Meaning 3
To be as required or recommended by a specification, regulation, or policy.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: intransitive
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4
verb
Meaning 4
adapt or conform oneself to new or different conditions
