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Mrs. Warren's Profession
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Both plots conform to the strictest rules of the period when La Dame aux Camellias was still a forbidden play, and when The Second Mrs Tanqueray would have been tolerated only on condition that she carefully explained to the audience that when she met Captain Ardale she sinned "but in intention."†
Act Auth

conform = to comply, fit in, or be similar to what is normal
I declare that the real secret of the cynicism and inhumanity of which shallower critics accuse me is the unexpectedness with which my characters behave like human beings, instead of conforming to the romantic logic of the stage.†
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conforming = complying, fitting in, or being similar to what is normal

Definitions:

(1) (conform)
to comply, fit in, or be similar to what is normal
(2) (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.