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Compare
Compare Com*pare", v. t. [L. comparare to prepare, procure; com- + parare. See {Prepare}, {Parade}.] To get; to procure; to obtain; to acquire [Obs.] [1913 Webster]

To fill his bags, and richesse to compare. --Spenser. [1913 Webster]


The Collaborative International Dictionary of English. 2000.

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