compound
Etymology 1
Possibly from (etyl) kampong, .
Noun
(
en noun)
an enclosure within which workers, prisoners, or soldiers are confined
a group of buildings situated close together, e.g. for a school or block of offices
Synonyms
* gaol/jail, pen, pound, prison
Etymology 2
From (etyl) compounen, from (etyl) componre, .
Adjective
(
-)
composed of elements; not simple
- a compound word
* I. Watts
- Compound substances are made up of two or more simple substances.
(music) An octave higher than originally (i.e. a compound major second is equivalent to a major ninth).
Synonyms
* (composed of elements) composite
Antonyms
* (composed of elements) simple
Derived terms
* compound chocolate
* compound interest
Noun
(
en noun)
Anything made by combining several things.
(chemistry, dated) A substance made from any combination elements.
(chemistry) A substance formed by chemical union of two or more ingredients in definite proportions by weight.
(linguistics) A lexeme that consists of more than one stem; compound word; for example (laptop), formed from (lap) and (top).
Synonyms
* (anything made by combining several things) amalgam, blend, combination, composite, mix, mixture
* (word) compound word
Hyponyms
* (word) closed compound
* (word) hyphenated compound
* (word) open compound
Verb
(
en verb)
To form (a resulting mixture) by combining different elements, ingredients, or parts.
- to compound a medicine
* Sir Walter Scott
- incapacitating him from successfully compounding a tale of this sort
To assemble (ingredients) into a whole; to combine, mix, or unite.
* Addison
- We have the power of altering and compounding those images into all the varieties of picture.
To modify or change by combination with some other thing or part; to mingle with something else.
* Shakespeare
- Only compound me with forgotten dust.
(legal) To settle by agreeing on less than the claim, or on different terms than those stipulated.
- to compound a debt
To settle amicably; to adjust by agreement; to compromise.
* Shakespeare
- I pray, my lords, let me compound this strife.
To come to terms of agreement; to agree; to settle by a compromise; usually followed by with'' before the person participating, and ''for before the thing compounded or the consideration.
* Shakespeare
- Here's a fellow will help you to-morrow; compound with him by the year.
* Clarendon
- They were at last glad to compound for his bare commitment to the Tower.
* R. Carew
- Cornwall compounded to furnish ten oxen after Michaelmas for thirty pounds.
* Hudibras
- Compound for sins they are inclined to / By damning those they have no mind to.
(obsolete) To compose; to constitute.
* Shakespeare
- his pomp and all what state compounds
To worsen a situation or thing state
* New Family Structure Study
- This problem is compounded when these studies compare data from the small convenience samples of gay parenting with data on heterosexual parenting
Synonyms
* (to come to terms of agreement) agree
* (to put together) assemble, blend, combine, join, join together, mix, put together, unite
* (to add to) augment, increase
* settle
Derived terms
* compoundable
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