Companied

/ˈkʌmpəniːd/ verb

Definition

Past tense of 'company' used as a verb; to accompany or keep company with someone.

Etymology

From company + -ed (past tense marker). Though 'company' is typically a noun, in older English it was verbed to mean 'to be a companion to' or 'to accompany.'

Kelly Says

Using nouns as verbs is a modern habit we celebrate (let's 'google' that, we 'texted' them), but English has been verbing nouns for centuries—companied shows Shakespeare and his contemporaries were already doing this linguistic creativity.

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