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1 a: to encounter successfully as an antagonist b
(1): to set in competition or opposition
(2): to provide with a worthy competitor c: to set in comparison2: to join or give in marriage3 a
(1): to put in a set possessing equal or harmonizing attributes
(2): to cause to correspond : suit <matched programs to local needs> b
(1): to be the counterpart of
; also : to compare favorably with
(2): to harmonize with <the jacket matched the pants> c: to provide with a counterpart d: to provide funds complementary to <employers may match the employee contribution
— D. J. Miller>4: to fit together or make suitable for fitting together5 a: to flip or toss (coins) and compare exposed faces b: to toss coins withintransitive verb: to be a counterpart
— match·able
\ˈma-chə-bəl\
adjective
— match·er noun
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