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From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:

  Conformable \Con*form"a*ble\, a.
     1. Corresponding in form, character, opinions, etc.; similar;
        like; consistent; proper or suitable; -- usually followed
        by to.
  
              The fragments of Sappho give us a taste of her way
              of writing perfectly conformable with that
              character.                            --Addison.
  
              Conformable to Scripture as well as to philosophy.
                                                    --Whewell.
  
              To make matters somewhat conformable for the old
              knight.                               --Sir W.
                                                    Scott.
  
     2. Disposed to compliance or obedience; ready to follow
        direstions; submissive; compliant.
  
              I have been to you a true and humble wife, At all
              times to your will conformable.       --Shak.
  
     3. (Geol.) Parallel, or nearly so; -- said of strata in
        contact.

From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  conformable
       adj 1: quick to comply; "I have been to you a true and humble wife,
              at all times to your will conformable"-Shakespeare
       2: disposed or willing to comply; "someone amenable to
          persuasion"; "the spirit indeed is willing but the flesh
          is weak"- Matthew 26:41 [syn: {amenable}, {willing}]
       3: in keeping; "salaries agreeable with current trends"; "plans
          conformable with your wishes"; "expressed views concordant
          with his background" [syn: {accordant}, {agreeable}, {consonant},
           {concordant}]

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