conform to rule
verb
Roget 82:
conform to,
conform to rule;
accommodate oneself to,
adapt oneself to;
rub off corners.
be regular
etc.
adj.;
move in a groove;
follow observe the rules,
go by the rules,
bend to the rules,
obey the rules,
obey the precedents;
comply with,
tally with,
chime in with,
fall in with;
be guided by,
be regulated by;
fall into a custom,
fall into a usage;
follow the fashion,
follow the crowd,
follow the multitude;
pass muster,
do as others do,
hurler avec les loups [Fr.];
stand on ceremony;
when in Rome do as the Romans do;
go with the stream,
go with the flow,
swim with the stream,
swim with the current,
swim with the tide,
blow with the wind;
stick to the beaten track
etc.
(habit)
613;
keep one in countenance.
exemplify,
illustrate,
cite,
quote,
quote precedent,
quote authority,
appeal to authority,
put a case;
produce an instance
etc.
n.;
elucidate,
explain.
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