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Definition of: accompany
(ə·kum′pə·nē) v.t. ·nied, ·ny·ing
1. To go with; attend; escort.
2. To be or occur with; coexist with: Weakness often accompanies disease.
3. To supplement with: He accompanied his insults with blows.
4. To play a musical accompaniment to or for. See synonyms under FOLLOW. [<F accompagner < à to + compagne COMPANION]
—ac·com′pa·ni·er noun
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