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First published 1937 (DOST Vol. I).
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Conforme, v. [ME. conforme, -fourme (14th c.), F. conformer, L. conformāre.]

1. tr. and refl. To bring into agreement or harmony (to something); to adapt.(1) 1456 Hay I. 277/10.
Be all lawis and resoun, men suld in sik thingis conforme thame to thair writtis c1450 Cr. Deyng 132.
A man suld with al his hart conforme hyme to haf paciens c1460 Consail Wys Man 203.
Conforme thé to gud thewis ay 1490 Irland Mir. I. 16/8.
I sall caus thi naturall wyt and ressoune to conforme it to the faithe(2) 1483 Acta Aud. *122/1.
That he conforme his sentence to the decrete of the parlement c1490 Irland Asl. MS. I. 44/31.
All the lawit peple ar ordanit … to … conforme thar entencioun and prayere to the kirk 1517 Edinb. B. Rec. I. 170.
Quhilk deykin sall be oblist … to rewle and conforme the said craft in all guid rewle and ordinance 1567 G. Ball. 12.
Lat thy Gospell be our gyde; Conforme our lyfe efter thy word a1570-86 Maitl. F. xxx. 146.
It dois conforme ws vnto Cryst our heid 1628 Misc. Maitl. C. III. 373.
The pannallis … to be fair wrocht … and thair af-settis conformit to the warkis of the sylring abone

2. intr. To correspond or answer to something.Also in pres. pple. without to = correspondent. 1494 Acta Conc. 337/2.
That lettrez be written conformand … to charge [etc.] 1500 Edinb. B. Rec. I. 80.
That we wald graunt to thame thir … priuelegis, statutis and reulis vndirwrittin, conformand and syklyke as [etc.] 1510 Ib. I. 129.
Sen thir our resonabill and simpill desiris and resonis conformis to equite 1513 Doug. ix. Prol. 34.
The treis, quod he, Suld conform to that mannis dignyte c1540 Lynd. Syde Taillis 20.
Howbeit thay vse sic grauite, conformand to thare maieste 1549 Compl. 27/29.
Tha sal fynd ane exempil conformand to this samyn purpos c1552 Lynd. Mon. 4870.
The humane lawis, that ar contrarius, And nocht conformyng to the law diuyne

b. Conformand to, in conformity with. (Cf. Conforme a. 3.) 1490 Irland Mir. I. 5/9.
Conformand to this sais the wyse man 1508 Reg. Privy S. I. 253/1.
The Kingis hienes … conformand to the said act … interditis him fra all maner of alienatioun of the saidis landis 1517 Edinb. B. Rec. I. 170.
The … keping of thair statutes and rewles … accordand and conformand to the awld statutes and privileges 1549 Compl. 85/7.
I beleue … that Ingland and Scotland sal be ane monarche vndir ane prince … , conformand til ane prophesie that I haue red