compare
compared
verb
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3. Grammar. To form the positive, comparative, or superlative degree of (an adjective or adverb).
noun
Comparison: a musician beyond compare.
compare notes
To exchange ideas, views, or opinions.
[Middle English comparen, from Old French comparer, from Latin comparāre, from compār, equal : com-, com- + pār, equal.]
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