The noun is pronounced /kɒmpaʊnd/. The verb is pronounced /kəmpaʊnd/.
( compounded)
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
N-COUNT
2.
In chemistry, a compound is a substance that consists of two or more elements.
Organic compounds contain carbon in their molecules.
N-COUNT
3.
If something is a compound of different things, it consists of those things. ( FORMAL )
Honey is basically a compound of water, two types of sugar, vitamins and enzymes.
= mixture
N-COUNT : usu sing , usu N of n
4.
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
≠ simple
ADJ : ADJ n
5.
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’.
ADJ : ADJ n
6.
In grammar, a compound sentence is one that is made up of two or more main clauses. Compare complex .
ADJ : ADJ n
7.
To compound a problem, difficulty, or mistake means to make it worse by adding to it. ( FORMAL )
Additional bloodshed and loss of life will only compound the tragedy...
The problem is compounded by the medical system here.
= add to
VERB : V n , V n