Webster's Dictionary 1913

5941

Companable

Com″pa‐na‐ble (?), a. [OF. compaignable.] Companionable; sociable. Chaucer.

5942

Companator

Com″pa‐na′tor (?), n. [LL. companatores, pl.] (Eccl.) Same as Impanator.

5943

Companiable

Com‐pan″i‐a‐ble (?), a. Companionable; sociable. Bacon.

5944

Companion

Com‐pan″ion (?), n. [F. compagnon, OF. compaing, fr. an assumed LL. companio (cf. companium fellowship, a mess), fr. L. com- + panis bread. See Pantry.] 1. One who accompanies o...

5945

Companion (2)

Com‐pan″ion, v. t. 1. To be a companion to; to attend on; to accompany. Ruskin.2. To qualify as a companion; to make equal.Companion me with my mistress.Shak.

5946

Companionable

Com‐pan″ion‐a‐ble (?), a. Fitted to be a companion; fit for good fellowship; agreeable; sociable. “Each companionable guest.” Mallett. “Companionable wit.” Clarendon.— Com‐pan″i...

5947

Companionless

Com‐pan″ion‐less, a. Without a companion.

5948

Companionship

Com‐pan″ion‐ship, n. Fellowship; association; the act or fact of keeping company with any one. Shak.He never seemed to avail himself of my sympathy other than by mere companions...

5949

Company

Com″pa‐ny (kŭm″pȧ‐ny̆), n.; pl.Companies (–nĭz). [F. compagnie, fr. OF. compaing. See Companion.] 1. The state of being a companion or companions; the act of accompanying; fello...

5950

Company (2)

Com″pa‐ny (?), v. t. [imp. & p. p.Companied (?); p. pr. & vb. n.Companying.] To accompany or go with; to be companion to.

5951

Company (3)

Com″pa‐ny, v. i. 1. To associate.Men which have companied with us all the time.Acts i. 21.2. To be a gay companion. Spenser.3. To have sexual commerce. Bp. Hall.

5952

Comparable

Com″pa‐ra‐ble (?), a. [L. comparabilis: cf. F. comparable.] Capable of being compared; worthy of comparison.There is no blessing of life comparable to the enjoyment of a discree...

5953

Comparate

Com″pa‐rate (?), n. [L. comparatum, fr. comparatus, p. p. of comparare. See 1st Compare.] (Logic) One of two things compared together.

5954

Comparation

Com′pa‐ra″tion (?), n. [L. comparatio. See Compare to get.] A making ready; provision.

5955

Comparative

Com‐par″a‐tive (?), a. [L. comparativus: cf. F. comparatif.] 1. Of or pertaining to comparison. “The comparative faculty.” Glanvill.2. Proceeding from, or by the method of, comp...

5956

Comparative (2)

Com‐par″a‐tive, n.(Gram.) The comparative degree of adjectives and adverbs; also, the form by which the comparative degree is expressed; as, stronger, wiser, weaker, more stormy...

5957

Comparatively

Com‐par″a‐tive‐ly, adv. According to estimate made by comparison; relatively; not positively or absolutely.With but comparatively few exceptions.Prescott.

5958

Comparator

Com″pa‐ra′tor (? or?), n.(Physics) An instrument or machine for comparing anything to be measured with a standard measure; — applied especially to a machine for comparing standa...

5959

Compare

Com‐pare″ (?), v. t. [imp. & p. p.Compared (?); p. pr. & vb. n.Comparing.] [L. comparare, fr. compar like or equal to another; com- + par equal: cf. F. comparer. See Pair, Peer ...

5960

Compare (2)

Com‐pare″ (?), v. i. 1. To be like or equal; to admit, or be worthy of, comparison; as, his later work does not compare with his earlier.I should compare with him in excellence....

5961

Compare (3)

Com‐pare″, n. 1. Comparison.His mighty champion, strong beyond compare.Milton.Their small galleys may not hold compareWith our tall ships.Waller.2. Illustration by comparison; s...

5962

Compare (4)

Com‐pare″, v. t. [L. comparare to prepare, procure; com- + parare. See Prepare, Parade.] To get; to procure; to obtain; to acquireTo fill his bags, and richesse to compare.Spenser.

5963

Comparer

Com‐par″er (?), n. One who compares.

5964

Comparison

Com‐par″i‐son (? or?), n. [F. comparaison, L. comparatio. See 1st Compare.] 1. The act of comparing; an examination of two or more objects with the view of discovering the resem...

5965

Comparison (2)

Com‐par″i‐son, v. t. To compare. Wyclif.

5966

Compart

Com‐part″ (?), v. t. [imp. & p. p.Comparted; p. pr. & vb. n.Comparting.] [L. compartiri; com- + partiri, partire to share, pars, partis, part, share: cf. OF. compartir. See Part...

5967

Compartition

Com′par‐ti″tion (?), n. [LL. compartitio.] The act of dividing into parts or compartments; division; also, a division or compartment.Their temples... needed no compartitions.Sir...