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“accompany” in Latin

Riddle & Arnold A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon, 1864

accompany
(A) (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.

Quick answer

What is the Latin word for accompany?
The usual Latin words for “accompany” are praebeō, adiungō, dēdūcō; also sector, assector. The right choice depends on the sense; see the distinctions below.

Entry from J. E. Riddle & T. K. Arnold, A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon (rev. C. Anthon, New York: Harper, 1864), digitised by Fergus J. P. Walsh, CC BY-SA 4.0; Latin markup adapted by latindictionary.co.