compound
Meaning of compound
- a thing that is composed of two or more separate elements; a mixture.
the air smelled like a compound of diesel and petrol fumes
- made up or consisting of several parts or elements.
a compound noun
- make up (a composite whole); constitute.
a dialect compounded of Spanish and Dutch
- make (something bad) worse; intensify the negative aspects of.
prisoners' lack of contact with the outside world compounds their problems
- forbear from prosecuting (a felony) in exchange for money or other consideration.
late Middle English compoune (verb), from Old French compoun-, present tense stem of compondre, from Latin componere ‘put together’. The final -d was added in the 16th century on the pattern of expound and propound . compound1 (sense 2 of the verb) arose through a misinterpretation of the legal phrase compound a felony, which means ‘refrain from prosecuting a felony in exchange for money or other consideration’. This led to the use of compound in legal contexts to mean ‘make something bad worse’, which then became accepted in general usage.
noun
an open area enclosed by a fence, for example around a factory or large house or within a prison.
late 17th century (referring to such an area in SE Asia): from Portuguese campon or Dutch kampoeng, from Malay kampong ‘enclosure, hamlet’; compare with kampong.
Information about compound
- The plural form of compound is: compounds.
- Languages in which compound is used:
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Hyphenation of compound
com-pound
- It consists of 2 syllables and 8 chars.
- compound is a word disyllabic because it has two syllables
compound synonyms
Meaning colonial:
Meaning intensify:
Meaning combine:
Meaning a mixture or blend:
Meaning the action, process, or result of combining or uniting:
Meaning a joining or merging of different parts or qualities in which the component elements are individually distinct:
Meaning a thing made up of several parts or elements:
Meaning a mixture of different substances or other things:
Meaning a substance made by mixing other substances together:
Meaning two or more different qualities, things, or people placed, combined, or considered together:
Meaning a mixture:
Meaning a thing formed by melding; a combination:
Meaning the process or result of joining two or more things together to form a single entity:
Meaning the combination of components or elements to form a connected whole:
Meaning the action or process of making something stronger or more solid:
Meaning a metal made by combining two or more metallic elements, especially to give greater strength or resistance to corrosion:
Meaning the offspring of two plants or animals of different species or varieties, such as a mule:
Meaning consisting of many different and connected parts:
Meaning mix (a substance) with another substance so that they combine together:
Meaning joined or blended to form a single entity:
Meaning made by synthesis, especially chemically:
Meaning make up (a composite whole); constitute:
Meaning join or merge to form a single unit or substance:
Meaning make (a problem, injury, or offence) worse or more serious:
Meaning make or become worse:
Meaning make (something) greater by adding to it; increase:
Meaning make (a problem, bad situation, or negative feeling) worse:
Meaning become or make greater in size, amount, or degree:
Meaning make (something) appear larger than it is, especially with a lens or microscope:
Meaning make (something) more complicated:
compound antonyms
Meaning easily understood or done; presenting no difficulty:
Meaning make (suffering, deficiency, or a problem) less severe:
Meaning make or become better:
Translation of compound
- French: enceinte, complexe, composé
- Italian: complesso, composto
- Spanish: complejo, compuesto
- Portuguese: composto
- German: Kompositum, Verbindung
Words that rhyme with compound
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