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ply verb1. . LME.
[Old & mod. French plier alt. of Old French pleier (mod. ployer) from Latin plicare fold.]
verb intrans. Bend or be bent; yield (to pressure or movement); be pliable or yielding. obsolete exc. Canad. dial. LME.
b. Bend in reverence; bow. Also, bend one's body forcibly; twist, writhe. LME-M19.
verb intrans. fig. Yield, give way to; tend; comply, consent; be pliant or tractable. Now rare or obsolete. LME.
verb trans. Bend; fold (cloth etc.); mould or shape (a plastic substance etc.). LME.
b. fig. Influence (a person) in will or disposition; alter the sense of (a word); adapt, accommodate. LME-M17.