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   Ac·com·pa·ny

   /əˈkəmp(ə)nē/

   

   verb

   • 1. go somewhere with (someone) as a companion or escort: "the two sisters were to accompany us to New York" Similar go withgo along withtravel withkeep someone companytag along withpartnerescortchaperoneattendfollowconductleadtakeshowseeguidesteerusherpilotconvoyhelpassistshow someone the waylead the waychumrare:companybear someone companycompanion
   • 2. be present or occur at the same time as (something else): "the illness is often accompanied by nausea" Similar occur withco-occur withcoincide withcoexist withgo withgo along withgo together withgo hand in hand withappear withbe associated withbe connected withbe linked withattendbe concomitant withsupplementcomplementbelong tobe caused byresult fromarise fromfollowbe a consequence of
   • ▪ provide (something) as a complement or addition to something else: "home-cooked ham accompanied by brown bread"
   • 3. play a musical accompaniment for: "he would play his violin, and Mother used to accompany him on our organ" Similar backplay a musical accompaniment forplay withplay forsupport

   Word Origin late Middle English: from Old French accompagner, from a- (from Latin ad ‘to, at’) + compagne, from Old French compaignon ‘companion’. The spelling change was due to association with company.

   Scrabble Points: 20

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