bow to

English

Verb

bow to (third-person singular simple present bows to, present participle bowing to, simple past and past participle bowed to)

  1. To adhere to a tradition or more.
    He declined at first, but when his hosts insisted, he bowed to local custom and played his part in the ritual.
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