compound
/ˈkɒmpaʊnd/ noun, adjective, verb
Forms compounds compounding compounded
- noun An enclosure within which workers, prisoners, or soldiers are confined.
- noun An enclosure for secure storage.
- noun A group of buildings situated close together, e.g. for a school or block of offices.
- noun (by extension, Philippines) A group of buildings where members of the same extended family live together.
- adjective Composed of elements; not simple. “a compound word”
- adjective (mathematics) Dealing with numbers of various denominations of quantity, or with processes more complex than the simple process. “compound addition”
- adjective (music) An octave higher than originally (i.e. a compound major second is equivalent to a major ninth).
- noun Anything made by combining several things.
- noun (chemistry) A substance formed by chemical bonding of two or more elements in definite proportions by weight.
- noun (chemistry, dated) A substance made from any combination of ingredients.
- noun (law) A legal procedure whereby a criminal or delinquent avoids prosecution in a court in exchange for his payment to the authorities of a financial penalty or fine.
- noun (linguistics) A lexeme that consists of more than one stem.
- noun (linguistics) A lexeme that consists of more than one stem or affix, e.g. "bookshop", "high school" or "non-standard".
- noun (rail transport) A compound locomotive, a steam locomotive with both high-pressure and low-pressure cylinders.
- verb (transitive) To form (a resulting mixture) by combining different elements, ingredients, or parts; to mingle with something else. “to compound a medicine”
- verb (transitive, law) To settle by agreeing on less than the claim, or on different terms than those stipulated. “to compound a debt”
- verb (transitive) To settle amicably; to adjust by agreement.
- verb (intransitive) To come to terms of agreement; to settle by a compromise. “to compound with someone / for something”
- verb (transitive, obsolete) To compose; to constitute.
- verb (intransitive, finance) To increase in value with interest, where the interest is earned on both the principal sum and prior earned interest.
Synonyms
gaol jail pen pound prison composite amalgam blend combination mix mixture compound word admix amalgamate bemingle combine commingle intermingle intermix involve chemical compound intensify heighten deepen colonial
Antonyms
Etymology
Possibly from Malay kampong, kampung (“group of buildings, village”), via Dutch or Portuguese, altered under the influence of Etymology 2. Doublet of kampung.
From Middle English compounen, from Middle French componre, compondre (“to put together”), from Latin componō, from Latin com- (“together”) + ponō (“to put”).
Webster’s 1913
- noun In the East Indies, an inclosure containing a house, outbuildings, etc.
- verb To form or make by combining different elements, ingredients, or parts; as, to compound a medicine.
- verb To put together, as elements, ingredients, or parts, in order to form a whole; to combine, mix, or unite.
- verb To effect a composition; 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.
Etymology [Malay kompund a village.]
Etymology [OE. componen, compounen, L. componere, compositum; com-+ ponere to put set. The d is excrescent. See Position, and cf. Componé.]
Sources: Wiktionary · WordNet 3.0 · Webster’s 1913 — from the Wiktionary entry “compound”, CC BY-SA 4.0. Details