conform
Tags: TOEFL core, academic
verb
To behave according to rules, standards, or expectations.
- Students are expected to conform to school rules.
- He refused to conform to social pressure.
noun conformity
The act of matching behavior or beliefs to group norms.
- Conformity can make people feel accepted in a group.
- The experiment studied social conformity.
noun conformist
A person who follows accepted rules or norms.
- He was seen as a conformist who avoided risk.
- Conformists often prefer stability over change.