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Is there any difference in meaning of conform with and conform to?

Cambridge Dictionary does not seem to make any difference and gives both prepositions with "conform"

Before buying the baby's car seat , make sure that it conforms to the official safety standards.

I found a discussion on this site where native speakers say that there is a difference. One of the members says:

I feel a difference. "Conform to" suggests "obey", while "conform with" suggests "fit"

So if I use "conform with" in the sentence above, will it change the meaning?

In general, is there a difference in both prepositions or we can use them interchangeably?

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    Conform to is more common, but both prepositions occur. Ignore anyone who suggests there might be some semantic distinction. They might believe what they say, but if no-one else knows it, that's a meaningless position.
    – FumbleFingers
    Commented Feb 14, 2021 at 14:05
  • Related: What's the difference between “comply” and “conform”?
    – FumbleFingers
    Commented Feb 14, 2021 at 14:07
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    I agree with FumbleFingers. The recent tendency to say "I'd like to speak with you" rather than the traditional "I'd like to speak to you" shows people are shying away from some imagined aggression in the former! "Talk with" and the even more confusing "meet with" (which once actually meant something) are cowardly. Despite my best efforts, the expression "to beat with one's wife" has never caught on.
    – Old Brixtonian
    Commented Feb 14, 2021 at 14:08
  • @OldBrixtonian: I'd have thought there's more "aggression" in talking to than with. Thus My teenage son is acting up again. Can you talk to him? implies ...give him a good talking-to!, which is inherently negative / aggressive (kinda the opposite of sweet-talking).
    – FumbleFingers
    Commented Feb 14, 2021 at 14:12
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    But we never said "Can you talk with him" until recently. The formula didn't exist. I think it was an imagined aggression in "to" that gave birth to it. It's snowflaky!
    – Old Brixtonian
    Commented Feb 14, 2021 at 14:19

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We use "conform to" = when referring to acting in accordance with a documented set of rules or standards, eg "this product conforms to health and safety standards".

We use "conform with" when referring to a person or body that places requirements upon us, eg "this product conforms with Government guidelines".

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