[ kəm'plʌɪ ]
■ verb ( complies , ~ing , complied ) (often ~ with )
1》 act in accordance with a wish or command.
2》 meet specified standards.
Origin
C16 (in sense 'fulfil, accomplish', later 'fulfil the requirements of courtesy'): from Ital. complire , Catalan complir , Sp. cumplir , from L. complere (see complete ); cf. compliment .