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  1. transitive verb To be or go with as a companion.
  2. transitive verb To add to; supplement: a dish best accompanied with a robust wine.
  3. transitive verb To coexist or occur with.
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  • I was not overanxious to accompany, alone, a madman on a mission of murder. —  Astounding Stories June, 1935
  • In both works you might expect a pleasant graphic to accompany the words but what you get instead is a big hairy monster shouting the phrase. —  www.philadelphiaweekly.com Philadelphia Weekly
  • These acts did accompany - indeed follow - an extensive amount of police provocation, abusive arrests, that ended up making the protestors 'point about a recent rise in police brutality - to the point of outright murder of innocent citizens. —  rabble.ca - News for the rest of us
  • Your use of the software is governed by the terms of any licence agreement that may accompany or be included with the software. —  Latest stories
  • Instead, a beautiful video accompany the strange title. —  Anime Nano!
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accompany:   accompanying ·  accompanied ·  accompanies
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Etymologies (2)

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  1. Middle English accompanien, from Old French acompagnier : a-, to (from Latin ad-; see ad-) + compaignon, companion; see companion1.

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  1. from Old French acompaignier, acompaigner (French accompagner = Spanish acompañar = Portuguese acompanhar = Italian accompagnare), associate with, from a- (Latin ad), to, with, + compaignier, compaigner, compagner, associate, from compaignie, cumpanie, company: see company.
 

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