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Antonyms for complying


Grammar : Verb
Spell : kuhm-plahy
Phonetic Transcription : kəmˈplaɪ



Definition of complying

Origin :
  • early 14c., "to fulfill, carry out," from Old French compli, past participle of complir "to accomplish, fulfill, carry out," from Vulgar Latin *complire, from Latin complere "to fill up" (see complete (adj.)). Meaning influenced by ply (v.2). Sense of "to consent" began c.1600 and might have been a reintroduction from Italian, where complire had come to mean "satisfy by 'filling up' the forms of courtesy."
  • verb abide by, follow agreement or instructions
Example sentences :
  • It was for them to consider how far they were justified in complying with his request.
  • Extract from : « Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine, No. 327 » by Various
  • I have not the present means of complying with such a demand, if I had ever so great an inclination.'
  • Extract from : « Little Dorrit » by Charles Dickens
  • In the morning of this very day, I was simple, and incautious, and complying.
  • Extract from : « Imogen » by William Godwin
  • Most willingly, Sir Jairvis; and I know he'll be any thing but backward in complying.
  • Extract from : « The Two Admirals » by J. Fenimore Cooper
  • Yesterday, on Cairnhope Peak, she was passive, but soft and complying.
  • Extract from : « Put Yourself in His Place » by Charles Reade
  • Did he honor his Father's law by complying with it, or did he not?
  • Extract from : « The Story of the Mormons » by William Alexander Linn
  • Silius hesitated for a time about complying with these proposals.
  • Extract from : « Nero » by Jacob Abbott
  • On the subject of complying with this request there was a great debate in the Carthaginian senate.
  • Extract from : « Hannibal » by Jacob Abbott
  • In this instance there will be no difficulty in complying with the request.
  • Extract from : « A History of the French Novel, Vol. 2 » by George Saintsbury
  • Pestilence can only be avoided by complying with these regulations.
  • Extract from : « Complete Story of the San Francisco Horror » by Richard Linthicum

Synonyms for complying

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