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From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
accompanied
adj
  1. having companions or an escort; "there were lone gentlemen and gentlemen accompanied by their wives"
    Antonym(s): unaccompanied
  2. playing or singing with instrumental or vocal accompaniment
    Synonym(s): accompanied, attended
    Antonym(s): unaccompanied
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Accompany \Ac*com"pa*ny\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Accompanied}; p.
      pr. & vb. n. {Accompanying}] [OF. aacompaignier, F.
      accompagner, to associate with, fr. OF. compaign, compain,
      companion. See {Company}.]
      1. To go with or attend as a companion or associate; to keep
            company with; to go along with; -- followed by with or by;
            as, he accompanied his speech with a bow.
  
                     The Persian dames, . . . In sumptuous cars,
                     accompanied his march.                        --Glover.
  
                     They are never alone that are accompanied with noble
                     thoughts.                                          --Sir P.
                                                                              Sidney.
  
                     He was accompanied by two carts filled with wounded
                     rebels.                                             --Macaulay.
  
      2. To cohabit with. [Obs.] --Sir T. Herbert.
  
      Syn: To attend; escort; go with.
  
      Usage: To {Accompany}, {Attend}, {Escort}. We accompany those
                  with whom we go as companions. The word imports an
                  equality of station. We attend those whom we wait upon
                  or follow. The word conveys an idea of subordination.
                  We escort those whom we attend with a view to guard
                  and protect. A gentleman accompanies a friend to some
                  public place; he attends or escorts a lady.
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