to compound
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- verb
- /kəmˈpaʊnd/
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- The construction team will compound different materials to build a more durable structure.
- compounded medication
- a compounding pharmacy
Examples
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In the chemistry lab, we often compound various solutions to create new compounds for our experiments.
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To make a delicious sauce, you need to compound the herbs and spices carefully.
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If things go wrong, they always seem to happen at once and they just compound on top of each other.
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And so when we do that, you compound customer surplus.
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Like we said, you take interest income only monthly, we compound daily and pay monthly.
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The surcharge would increase 3 percent annually, with the amount compounding each year.
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Student loans are another troubling sector where debt continues to compound to all-time highs.
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Ignorance of ourselves becomes more damaging when compounded by false guidance.
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Indeed, TARP's extreme unpopularity compounds uncertainty because it suggests that politicians will recoil from more.
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At one time, all pharmacies compounded prescriptions, but at present, most pharmacies do little or no compounding.
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Synonyms
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To mix two or more things into one
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To combine two or more things so they become one
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To join two or more things so they become one
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To join different things to make one thing
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To add something to food and stir so it becomes part of the food
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Mix together so things join and are hard to tell apart
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To come together or bring things together
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To mix things so they become one
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Make food or drink by mixing different ingredients
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Mix together so the parts are hard to tell apart
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To mix different things into one
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To join several groups or parts to make one
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Mix one ingredient into others until the mixture is smooth
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Combine different things so they become one or hard to separate
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To mix one substance with another so they become combined
To mix different things together into one
To gather different things into one group
Antonyms
Compounds
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A substance made of two or more elements joined in fixed amounts, like water
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A chemical that contains carbon and usually hydrogen, often with oxygen or nitrogen
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A broken bone that tears through the skin, causing an open wound and a risk of infection
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Extra money added to your savings and then paid again on that amount
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A word made from two words that often has a new meaning, like toothpaste or watchdog
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A chemical that can explode and cause a sudden violent reaction
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A system of several lenses lined up to make images clearer or larger
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A stiff object that swings back and forth from a horizontal support that is not at its middle point
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A substance made of amino acids plus other chemical parts like sugars or metals
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A camera made of many tiny lenses to give a wide view and detect motion
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A flat plant part divided into several small leaflets joined to one stalk
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A system of two or more levers joined so force on one is passed and increased by the others
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A microscope with two lenses that uses light to make tiny things look larger
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The study of how two words join to make new words like toothbrush
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An amount shown using two or more different units, like one hour and ten minutes
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A central metal atom bonded to surrounding atoms or small groups
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A compound word that has the same meaning and role as its main part, for example blackbird
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A carbon molecule in which the atoms form a ring that is not aromatic
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A chemical that has carbon atoms in open chains, not rings like benzene
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A medicine that blocks a protein that causes inflammation, used for diseases like rheumatoid arthritis
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A chemical with one or more rings like benzene that often has a strong smell
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A word made from two words that names something different from its parts
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A chemical with a ring of atoms where at least one atom is not carbon
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A chemical used in cleaners and medicines that kills germs and helps clean surfaces
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A chemical with a metal atom attached to a carbon-based group
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A chemical that has at least one double or triple bond between carbon atoms
How Combined
Surface Forms
Etymology
The word compound comes from Latin parts com- 'together' and ponere 'to put', so to compound something is to 'put together' parts by mixing or combining them into a whole.