Both Uses of
conform
in
The Glass Castle
- Mom and Dad liked to make a big point about never surrendering to fear or to prejudice or to the narrow-minded conformist sticks-in-the-mud who tried to tell everyone else what was proper.
p. 103.9 *conformist = following customary standard behavior
- If every action in the universe that we thought was random actually conformed to a rational pattern, Dad said, that implied the existence of a divine creator, and he was beginning to rethink his atheistic creed.
p. 261.4conformed = fit into
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.