Past tense: acted in accordance with a rule, standard, or expectation; adjusted to match something else.
From Latin conformare (con- together + formare to form). The past tense form has been used in English since at least the 14th century.
When you 'conformed,' you didn't just follow the rules—you actually became shaped by them, like water taking the shape of whatever container holds it.
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