conform UK /kənˈfɔːm/US /kənˈfɔɹm/ verb3 •To adapt to something by more closely matching it, especially something normative.There is a worm by Phoebus bred, By leaves of mulberry is fed, Which unprovided where to dwell, Conforms itself to weave a cell. — 1710 •To change to more closely match typical characteristics or behavior.[H]e had a dispensation for conforming in outward observances to the Protestant faith. — 1822 •To be as required or recommended by a specification, regulation, or policy.In height and breadth it conformed to the prescribed measurements laid down by the rules of the contest. — 1919 formsconformed · conforming · conformeth · conforms · conformest