[ac.com.pa.ny] vb -nied ; -ny.ing [ME accompanien, fr. MF acompaignier, fr. a- (fr. L ad-) + compaing companion--more at companion] vt (15c) 1: to go with as an associate or companion
2: to perform an accompaniment to or for 3 a: to cause to be in association "accompanied their advice with a warning" b: to be in association with "the pictures that ~ the text" ~ vi: to perform an accompaniment