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| Main Entry: | conform |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | adjust, adapt |
| Synonyms: | accommodate, attune, be guided by, clean up act, comply, coordinate, don't make waves, don't rock the boat, fall in with, fit, follow, follow beaten path, follow the crowd, go by the book, go with the flow, harmonize, integrate, keep, make room, meet halfway, mind, move over, obey, observe, play the game, proportion, quadrate, reconcile, reconciliate, roll with punches, run with the pack, shape up, square, straighten up, suit, tailor, tailor-make, toe the line*, tune, yield |
| Antonyms: | differ, fight, refuse |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | conform |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | correspond, match |
| Synonyms: | accord, agree, assimilate, dovetail, go, harmonize, jibe, square, suit, tally, be regular, fit in, fit the pattern |
| Antonyms: | mismatch, not correspond |
| Main Entry: | acclimate |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | make or become adjusted, adapted |
| Synonyms: | accommodate, accustom, conform, get used to, habituate, harden, season, toughen, acclimatize, acculture, climatize |
| Main Entry: | acquiesce |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | agree with some reluctance |
| Synonyms: | accede, accept, accommodate, adapt, adjust, agree, allow, approve, buy, come across, comply, concur, conform, consent, cry uncle*, cut a deal*, ditto*, give in, jibe*, okay, pass, play ball*, reconcile, set, submit, subscribe, yes, yield, bow to, cave in*, come around, give out, go along, roll over and play dead, say uncle, shake on |
| Antonyms: | disagree, dissent, object, protest |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | adapt |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | adjust to a different situation or condition |
| Synonyms: | acclimate, accommodate, accustom, alter, change, comply, conform, familiarize, fashion, fit, get used to, habituate, harmonize, make, match, modify, prepare, qualify, readjust, reconcile, remodel, revise, shape, square, suit, tailor, come around, get act together, grow used to, play the game, roll with punches, shape up |
| Antonyms: | disarrange, dislocate, disorder, disturb, unfit |
| Main Entry: | assent |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | agree |
| Synonyms: | accede, accept, accord, acquiesce, adopt, allow, approve, buy, comply, concur, conform, consent, cut a deal*, defer, ditto*, embrace, espouse, give in, grant, knuckle under*, okay*, permit, recognize, sanction, subscribe, cave in*, give five, go along with, pass on, say uncle, shake on |
| Antonyms: | disagree, disallow, disapprove, dissent, reject |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | attune |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | adjust |
| Synonyms: | accommodate, accord, accustom, adapt, balance, compensate, conform, coordinate, counterbalance, familiarize, harmonize, integrate, proportion, reconcile, regulate, tune, acclimatize, make agree |
| Main Entry: | coordinate |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | match, relate |
| Synonyms: | accommodate, adjust, agree, atune, combine, conduce, conform, correlate, get it together, get one's act together, harmonize, integrate, mesh, organize, pool, proportion, pull together, quarterback, reconcile, reconciliate, regulate, shape up, synchronize, systematize, team up |
| Antonyms: | disintegrate, mismatch, uncoordinate, unrelate |
| Main Entry: | dovetail |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | link, fit together |
| Synonyms: | accord, agree, check out, coincide, conform, correspond, go, harmonize, interlock, jibe, join, match, square, tally, unite, mortise, sync, sync up, tenon |
| Antonyms: | disconnect, disunite, unlink |
| Main Entry: | fulfill |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | bring to completion |
| Synonyms: | accomplish, achieve, answer, be just the ticket, carry out, comply with, conclude, conform, discharge, do, effect, effectuate, execute, fill, fill the bill, finish, hit the bull's-eye, implement, keep, make it, make the grade, meet, obey, observe, perfect, perform, please, realize, render, satisfy, score*, suffice, suit |
| Antonyms: | fail, miss, neglect |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | integrate |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | mix, merge |
| Synonyms: | accommodate, amalgamate, arrange, articulate, assimilate, associate, attune, blend, coalesce, combine, compact, concentrate, conform, consolidate, coordinate, desegregate, embody, fuse, get together, harmonize, incorporate, join, knit, link, mesh, orchestrate, organize, proportion, reconcile, synthesize, systematize, tune, unify, unite, wed, come together, concatenate, conjoin, interface, intermix, meld with, reconciliate, symphonize, throw in together |
| Antonyms: | divide, separate |
| Main Entry: | jibe |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | agree |
| Synonyms: | accord, conform, correspond, dovetail, fit, go, harmonize, match, resemble, square, tally, fit in |
| Antonyms: | clash, disagree |
| Main Entry: | orient |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | familiarize |
| Synonyms: | acclimatize, adapt, adjust, align, conform, determine, direct, get one's bearings, locate, orientate, turn |
| Notes: | the Occident is the region of the sky where the sun sets - the west (the opposite of Orient, the east) to orient was originally to make something face east (to the Orient), especially a church; use 'orient,' not 'orientate' |
| Antonyms: | disorient |
| Main Entry: | parallel |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | be alike |
| Synonyms: | agree, assimilate, collocate, compare, complement, conform, copy, correlate, correspond, equal, equate, imitate, liken, match, paragon, collimate, keep pace, parallelize |
| Antonyms: | differ, distort, diverge, separate, skew |
| Main Entry: | tailor |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | make to fit; adjust |
| Synonyms: | accommodate, adapt, alter, conform, convert, cut, dovetail*, fashion, fit, modify, mold, reconcile, shape, square, style, suit, custom-make, cut to fit, make to order, quadrate, shape up, tailor-make |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | tune/tune up |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | bring into harmony |
| Synonyms: | accommodate, adapt, adjust, attune, conform, coordinate, dial, fix, harmonize, integrate, modulate, pitch, proportion, reconcile, regulate, set, string, tighten |
| Antonyms: | break, destroy, harm, hurt |
| Main Entry: | toe the line |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | obey the rules |
| Synonyms: | conform, adhere to rules, come to heel, fall in, fall in line, follow the book, stay in line, toe the mark |
| Main Entry: | tune up |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | harmonize |
| Synonyms: | accommodate, adapt, adjust, attune, conform, coordinate, dial, fix, harmonize, integrate, modulate, pitch, proportion, reconcile, regulate, set, string, tighten, tune |
| Main Entry: | naturalize |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | confer citizenship upon |
| Synonyms: | acclimate, accustom, adapt, adopt, conform |
| Main Entry: | stylize |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | conventionalize |
| Synonyms: | accord, conform, formalize |
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