[com.pat.i.ble] adj [ME, fr. MF, fr. ML compatibilis, lit., sympathetic, fr. LL compati] (15c) 1: capable of existing together in harmony "~ theories"
2: capable of cross-fertilizing freely or uniting vegetatively
3: capable of forming a homogeneous mixture that neither separates nor is altered by chemical interaction
4: capable of being used in transfusion or grafting without immunological reaction (as agglutination or tissue rejection)
5: designed to work with another device or system without modification; esp: being a computer designed to operate in the same manner and use the same software as another computer -- com.pat.i.bil.i.ty n -- compatible n -- com.pat.i.ble.ness n -- com.pat.i.bly adv