All 3 Uses of
conform
in
Zen and the Art of Motorcycle Maintenance
- Teaching dull conformity to hateful students wasn't what he wanted to do.†
Part 3 *conformity = compliance, fitting in, or being similar to what is normal
- Up to now Phaedrus had been compelled by the academic system to say what he wanted, even though he knew that this forced students to conform to artificial forms that destroyed their own creativity.†
Part 3conform = to comply, fit in, or be similar to what is normal
- It's proper to begin with the regular facts, but after a rule is established beyond all doubt, the facts in conformity with it become dull because they no longer teach us anything new.†
Part 3conformity = compliance, fitting in, or being similar to what is normal
Definitions:
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(1)
(conform) to comply, fit in, or be similar to what is normal
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(2)
(meaning too rare to warrant focus) meaning too rare to warrant focus:
Although the forms conform and conformity (referring to complying with established customs or doctrines) are more often used, conformist is more likely to appear on standardized tests.