accompany Copy link Outline I. To go with, attend.1. cŏmĭtor, or (less freq. except in passive) cŏmĭto, 1. with acc. or less freq. with dat.2. prōsĕquor, sĕcūtus, 3 (to a. for some distance on a journey, out of respect)3. dēdūco, duxi, ductum, 3 (to a. out of respect, especially from a man's house to the forum, and from the forum home)II. To play an accompaniment to another performer.1. aspīro, 1 (with dat.)2. concĭno, 3 (with dat.)3. mŏdŭlor, 14. oblŏquor, lŏcūtus, 3 (rare)5. sŏcĭo, 1 • accompany: I. To go with, attend. 1. cŏmĭtor, or (less freq. except in passive) cŏmĭto, 1. with acc. or less freq. with dat.: having a.'d them they left the state, comitati eos ex civitate excessere, Caes.: Theseus a.'d Pirithous to the waters of the Styx, Pirithoum Theseus Stygias comitavit ad undas, Ov. Fig.: good fortune a.'d Tarquin for a considerable time, Tarquinio aliquamdiu prospera fortuna comitata est, Cic. Phr.: comitem esse alicui, Cic.: comitem sese praebere, Cic.: comitem se adjungere, Cic.: he a.'d me in all my journeys, comes meus fuit omnium itinerum, Cic.: to a. any one in his flight, fugam alicujus exsequi. Cic. 2. prōsĕquor, sĕcūtus, 3 (to a. for some distance on a journey, out of respect): to a. me setting out to Apamea, me proficiscentem Apameam p., Cic.: the embassies assembled to a. Scipio out of respect, legationes ad prosequendum Scipionem officii causa convenerant, Liv.: I wish to a. the bridegroom to the country, novum maritum volo rus p., Pl. Fig.: the dead live, so great is the respect of their friends that a.s them, mortui vivunt, tantus eos honos p. amicorum, Cic.: v. to attend. 3. dēdūco, duxi, ductum, 3 (to a. out of respect, especially from a man's house to the forum, and from the forum home): to a. him from home, eum domo d., Cic.: to a. him home, eum domum d., Cic. II. To play an accompaniment to another performer. 1. aspīro, 1 (with dat.): the flute a.s the chorus, tibia a. choro, Hor. 2. concĭno, 3 (with dat.): to a. a tragic actor while declaiming, tragoedo pronuntianti c., Suet. 3. mŏdŭlor, 1: the maidens stepped along a.ing the sound of their voice with the beating of their feet, virgines sonum vocis pulsu pedum modulantes incesserunt, Liv. 4. oblŏquor, lŏcūtus, 3 (rare): he a.s the variations of the voices with his lute, obloquitur numeris septem discrimina vocum, Virg.: Ov. 5. sŏcĭo, 1: I speak words that must be a.'d by stringed instruments, verba loquor socianda chordis, Hor.
ACCOMPANY Copy link • ACCOMPANY(A) PROP., comitari aliquem or aliquid; comitem alicujus esse; comitem se alicui dare, praebere, adjungere (to accompany as a companion): prosequi aliquem or aliquid (to attend, for the purpose of testifying respect): deducere (to attend, as a mark of respect; e.g. a Roman senator from his house to the forum, or from the forum to his house; also, a bride to her new home): sectari, assectari (to attach one’s self to a superior, as one of his followers; e.g., of scholars and dependents): inter comites alicujus aspici (to be one of his companions). To accompany anybody to his residence, prosequi, deducere aliquem domum; to beaccompanied by a crowd, stipari (e.g., non usitata frequentia). (B) ImPROP. To do or testify anything to a departing friend, prosequi aliquem (e.g., with tears and good wishes, lacrimis votisque). To accompany one’s gift with obliging words, munus suum ornare verbis; a song with music, or music with the voice, vocem fidibus jungere; ad chordarum sonum cantare; a song with the lute, carmen formare cithara (v. Gierig, Plin., Ep., 4, 19, 1). To accompany a singer with the flute, concinere alicui pronuncianti; the horns which accompany the lyre, cornua ea quae ad nervos resonant in cantibus.