()()わせる

つきあわせる
verb (ichidan, transitive)
to compare; to check against; to cross-reference
他動詞 transitiveworkaction
Conjugation
AffirmativeNegative
Present()()わせる()()わせない
Present polite()()わせます()()わせません
Past()()わせた()()わせなかった
Past polite()()わせました()()わせませんでした
て form()()わせて()()わせなくて
ている present()()わせている()()わせていない
ている polite()()わせています()()わせていません
ている past()()わせていた()()わせていなかった
ている past polite()()わせていました()()わせていませんでした
Conditional ば()()わせれば()()わせなければ
Conditional たら()()わせたら()()わせなかったら
Volitional()()わせよう
Volitional polite()()わせましょう
Potential()()わせられる()()わせられない
Passive()()わせられる()()わせられない
Causative()()わせさせる()()わせさせない
Imperative()()わせろ()()わせるな
1. to compare; to check against; to cross-reference
To place two or more things side by side and compare them carefully to find matches, discrepancies, or verify accuracy.
I'll check the data by cross-referencing.
I compare the receipts against the ledger.
When we compared the two people's testimonies, we found a contradiction.
2. to place end to end; to butt together
To bring two objects together so their ends or edges meet.
Butt the edges of the boards together and glue them.
We pushed the tables together to make a large workspace.
We sit at desks placed facing each other.

A compound verb from () (to thrust, push) and ()わせる (to match, put together). Sense 1 (comparing) is far more common in business and everyday usage.

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