(1):
(v. t.) To present and institute in a benefice, when the person presenting is both the patron and the ordinary; - followed by to.
(2):
(v. t.) To compare critically, as books or manuscripts, in order to note the points of agreement or disagreement.
(3):
(v. t.) To gather and place in order, as the sheets of a book for binding.
(4):
(v. t.) To bestow or confer.
(5):
(v. i.) To place in a benefice, when the person placing is both the patron and the ordinary.