(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.