All 4 Uses
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Civil Disobedience, by Thoreau
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- A minority is powerless while it conforms to the majority; it is not even a minority then; but it is irresistible when it clogs by its whole weight.
*conforms = complies, fits in, or is similar to what is normal
- I seek rather, I may say, even an excuse for conforming to the laws of the land.†
conforming = complying, fitting in, or being similar to what is normal
- I am but too ready to conform to them.†
conform = to comply, fit in, or be similar to what is normal
- Indeed, I have reason to suspect myself on this head; and each year, as the tax-gatherer comes round, I find myself disposed to review the acts and position of the general and State governments, and the spirit of the people to discover a pretext for conformity.†
conformity = compliance, fitting in, or being similar to what is normal
Definitions:
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(conform) to comply, fit in, or be similar to what is normal
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(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.