Accompany

4 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Accompany \Ac*com"pa*ny\, v. i.
     1. To associate in a company; to keep company. [Obs.]
        --Bacon.
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              Men say that they will drive away one another, . . .


              and not accompany together.           --Holland.
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     2. To cohabit (with). [Obs.] --Milton.
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     3. (Mus.) To perform an accompanying part or parts in a
        composition.
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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Accompany \Ac*com"pa*ny\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Accompanied}; p.
     pr. & vb. n. {Accompanying}] [OF. aacompaignier, F.
     accompagner, to associate with, fr. OF. compaign, compain,
     companion. See {Company}.]
     1. To go with or attend as a companion or associate; to keep
        company with; to go along with; -- followed by with or by;
        as, he accompanied his speech with a bow.
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              The Persian dames, . . .
              In sumptuous cars, accompanied his march. --Glover.
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              They are never alone that are accompanied with noble
              thoughts.                             --Sir P.
                                                    Sidney.
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              He was accompanied by two carts filled with wounded
              rebels.                               --Macaulay.
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     2. To cohabit with. [Obs.] --Sir T. Herbert.
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     Syn: To attend; escort; go with.
  
     Usage: To {Accompany}, {Attend}, {Escort}. We accompany those
            with whom we go as companions. The word imports an
            equality of station. We attend those whom we wait upon
            or follow. The word conveys an idea of subordination.
            We escort those whom we attend with a view to guard
            and protect. A gentleman accompanies a friend to some
            public place; he attends or escorts a lady.
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From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  accompany
       v 1: be associated with; "French fries come with the hamburger"
            [syn: {attach to}, {come with}, {go with}]
       2: go or travel along with; "The nurse accompanied the old lady
          everywhere"
       3: perform an accompaniment to; "The orchestra could barely
          follow the frequent pitch changes of the soprano" [syn: {play
          along}, {follow}]
       4: be a companion to somebody [syn: {company}, {companion}, {keep
          company}]
       [also: {accompanied}]

From Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0 [moby-thes]:

  50 Moby Thesaurus words for "accompany":
     agree, associate, associate with, assort with, attend,
     band together, be in phase, be in time, chaperon, chaperone, chord,
     coexist, coextend, coincide, combine, companion, concertize,
     concur, confederate, consociate, consort with, contemporize,
     convoy, couple with, do, escort, execute, flock together,
     go along with, go with, hang around with, herd together, interpret,
     isochronize, keep company with, keep in step, keep pace with,
     make music, match, perform, play, play by ear, render, run with,
     squire, symphonize, synchronize, time, usher, wait on