Etymology : Middle English compounen, from Middle French compondre, from Latin componere, from com- + ponere to put; more at POSITION
Pronunciation : käm-'paund, k&m-', 'k
Function : verb
Date : 14th century
1. enclosed area; mixture, substance composed of different elements. mix, blend, combine. consisting of more than one part. compound\com*pound"\, v. i. 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. here's a fellow will help you to-morrow; compound with him by the year. they were at last glad to compound for his bare commitment to the tower. cornwall compounded to furnish ten oxen after michaelmas for thirty pounds. carew. compound for sins they are inclined to by damning those they have no mind to.compound \com"pound\ (k&obreve;m"pound), n. [malay kompung a village.] in the east indies, an inclosure containing a house, outbuildings, etc.compound \com*pound"\ (k&obreve;m*pound"), v. t. [imp. & p. p. compounded; p. pr. & vb. n. compounding.] [oe. componen, compounen, l. componere, compositum; com-+ ponere to put set. the d is excrescent. see:
position, and cf. componé.].
2. to form or make by combining different elements, ingredients, or parts; as, to compound a medicine. incapacitating him from successfully compounding a tale of this sort. w. scott.
3. to put together, as elements, ingredients, or parts, in order to form a whole; to combine, mix, or unite. we have the power of altering and compounding those images into all the varieties of picture.
4. to modify or change by combination with some other thing or part; to mingle with something else. only compound me with forgotten dust.
5. to compose; to constitute. [obs.] his pomp and all what state compounds.
6. to settle amicably; to adjust by agreement; to compromise; to discharge from obligation upon terms different from those which were stipulated; as, to compound a debt. i pray, my lords, let me compound this strife.
7. In the East Indies, an inclosure containing a house, outbuildings, etc.
8. To form or make by combining different elements, ingredients, or parts; as, to compound a medicine.
9. To put together, as elements, ingredients, or parts, in order to form a whole; to combine, mix, or unite.
10. To modify or change by combination with some other thing or part; to mingle with something else.
11. To compose; to constitute.
12. To settle amicably; to adjust by agreement; to compromise; to discharge from obligation upon terms different from those which were stipulated; as, to compound a debt.
13. 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.
14. Composed of two or more elements, ingredients, parts; produced by the union of several ingredients, parts, or things; composite; as, a compound word.
15. That which is compounded or formed by the union or mixture of elements ingredients, or parts; a combination of simples; a compound word; the result of composition.
16. A union of two or more ingredients in definite proportions by weight, so combined as to form a distinct substance; as, water is a compound of oxygen and hydrogen. an enclosure of residences and other building a whole formed by a union of two or more elements or parts a substance formed by chemical union of two or more elements or ingredients in definite proportion by weight put or add together; "combine resources" combine so as to form a whole; mix; "compound the ingredients" create by mixing or combining calculate principal and interest of leaf shapes; of leaves composed of several similar parts or lobes consisting of two or more substances or ingredients or elements or parts; "soap is a compound substance"; "housetop is a compound word"; "a blackberry is a compound fruit".
17. 1. A compound is an enclosed area of land that is used for a particular purpose. Police fired on them as they fled into the embassy compound. a military compound. = enclosure.
18. In chemistry, a compound is a substance that consists of two or more elements. Organic compounds contain carbon in their molecules.
19. If something is a compound of different things, it consists of those things. Honey is basically a compound of water, two types of sugar, vitamins and enzymes. = mixture.
20. Compound is used to indicate that something consists of two or more parts or things. a tall shrub with shiny compound leaves. the compound microscope. = composite ¡Ù simple.
21. In grammar, a compound noun, adjective, or verb is one that is made up of two or more words, for example `fire engine', `bottle-green', and `force-feed'.
22. In grammar, a compound sentence is one that is made up of two or more main clauses. Compare complex.
23. To compound a problem, difficulty, or mistake means to make it worse by adding to it. Additional bloodshed and loss of life will only compound the tragedy The problem is compounded by the medical system here. = add to. Any substance composed of identical molecules consisting of atoms of two or more elements. Millions are known, each unique, with unique properties. Most common materials are mixtures of compounds. Pure compounds can be obtained by physical separation methods, such as precipitation and distillation. Compounds can be broken down into their constituents to various degrees or changed into new compounds by chemical reactions. Atoms always combine into molecules in fixed proportions, distinguishing compounds from solutions and other mechanical mixtures. Compounds are often classified as inorganic and organic compounds; coordination complexes, which contain metal atoms (usually transition elements) bonded to ligands that may be organic, are somewhat in between. Compounds may also be classified by whether they have ionic or covalent bonds (many include both types). acrylic compound aromatic compound heterocyclic compound inorganic compound nitro compound organic compound.
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