Accompany

ak-kum′pan-i, v.t. to keep company with: to attend: to support a singer by singing or playing on any instrument an additional part ( with , of music; on , of the instrument).— ns. Accom′panier ; Accom′paniment , that which accompanies: ( mus. ) the a isting of a solo part by other parts, which may consist of a whole orchestra, or a single instrument, or even subservient vocal parts; Accom′panist , one who accompanies a singer on an instrument to sustain his voice. [Fr. accompagner . See Company .]