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5 words match “COMPEER”

COMPEER n. 2 definitions
age, prowess, etc.; a companion; a comrade; a mate. And him thus answer 'd soon his bold compeer. Milton.
COMPEER; COMPEIR v.
See Conpear.
ANSWER v.
k. So spake the apostate angel, though in pain: . . . And him thus answered soon his bold compeer. Milton.
COMPARATIVE n.
An equal; a rival; a compeer. [Obs.] Gerard ever was His full comparative. Beau. & Fl.
USE v.
rs used to hardships and danger. I am so used in the fire to blow. Chaucer. Thou with thy compeers, Used to the yoke, draw'st his triumphant wheels. Milton. To use one's self, to behave. [Obs.] "Pray, forgive me, if I have used myself unmannerly." Shak. -- To use up. (a) To consume or exhaust by using; to leave nothin…