MATCH Copy link • MATCH 1. s. One equal to another, or that suits another, par (equal): similis (like): to be a match for, alicui parem esse (e.g., bello), non inferiorem esse aliquo: not to be a match for anyone, alicui imparem esse; inferiorem esse aliquo; aliquem sustinere non posse: to be a match for anything, alicui rei parem esse (e.g., negotiis): rem sustinere (e.g., molem). Marriage [Vid: MARRIAGE]: to make a good match [Vid: To MARRY well]. A contest in a game, certamen; contentio; e.g., decertare cum aliquo contentione currendi (after Cic., in a running match). Anything used for ignition, sulfuratum (a brimstone match, Mart.): *fissula igniaria (any small match in common use): *virga incendiaria; *funiculus incendiarius, or *fomes tormentarius (used in discharging cannon). 2. v. jungere; conjungere; copulare [Vid: MARRY]: componere; comparare; miscere. Vid: SUIT.