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match(4) (iou)



match verb1. LME.
[from MATCH noun1.]
a. verb trans. Encounter with equal power, be a match for; equal, rival. Formerly also, encounter as an adversary. LME.
K. Ishiguro We are now a mighty nation, capable of matching any of the Western nations.
b. verb intrans. Meet in combat, fight (with). LME-L16.
verb trans. Place in opposition or conflict against or with. Also, place in competition or comparison with. LME.
Shakespeare Romeo & Juliet That fair..With tender Juliet match'd, is now not fair. W. S. Maugham The prospect of matching his wits with such an antagonist excited him.
verb trans.
a. Arrange (persons or things) according to fitness or equality; place in a suitable or equal pair or set; provide with an adversary or competitor of equal power. Also foll. by up. Usu. in pass., esp. in ill-matched, well-matched. LME.
b. Proportion, make to correspond to or with. L17.
M. Arnold God doth match His gifts to man's believing.
c. Carpentry. Provide (a board) with a tongue and a groove on opposite edges, to allow interlocking with other boards. M19.
d. Electricity. Equalize (two coupled impedances) so as to bring about the maximum transfer of power from one to the other; make (a device) equal in effective impedance to. E20.
a. verb trans. Join in marriage (esp. with ref. to the suitability or otherwise of the partnership); procure a match for; connect (a family) by marriage. Also foll. by to, with. arch. LME.
J. Tipper I am heartily glad your dear Sister is so happily match'd to Mr. Stevens.
b. verb intrans. Join oneself in marriage, marry. Foll. by into, with. Now rare exc. dial. M16.
verb trans. Associate, join in companionship or cooperation; put together so as to form a pair or set with another person or thing. L15-M17.
a. verb intrans. Be equal with; be suitably coupled (with); correspond, harmonize, go. M16.
Oxford English Dictionary These patterns do not match.
b. verb trans. Be equal to; correspond to, go with, be the match or counterpart of. L16.
A. C. Boult His knowledge of Westminster Abbey was exceeded by none and matched by few. W. Trevor She put on her red and black dress, with a hat that perfectly matched it.
verb trans. Regard, treat, or speak of as equal. L16-E17.
verb trans.
a. Find or produce an equal to. Also, find (a person or thing) suitable for another. L16.
J. Pory Excellent wines, and sugars which cannot be matched.
b. Provide with a suitable addition or counterpart; spec. (seek to) find material, a garment, etc., that complements or accords with (another). E17.
J. Hawthorne As if it were a question of matching knitting-yarns.
verb trans. Procure as a match. rare (Shakes.). Only in L16.
Phrases: ill-matched: see ILL adjective & adverb. matched orders Commerce systems of manipulation on a stock exchange involving artificial treatment of orders to buy and sell shares etc. match up to attain the standard of, equal. mix and match: see MIX verb. to match corresponding in a particular respect with something already mentioned. well-matched: see WELL adverb.
Comb.: match-up the action of pairing or setting in opposition, esp. in sport or politics, two suited or equal persons or things (cf. sense 3 above); a pair so matched; a contest between such a pair.
matcher noun E17.