COMPOUND

I. verb see: position Date: 14th century transitive verb to put together (parts) so as to form a whole ; combine , to form by combining parts , 3. to settle amicably ; adjust by agreement, to agree for a consideration not to prosecute (an offense) , 4. to pay (interest) on both the accrued interest and the principal, to add to ; augment , intransitive verb to become joined in a ~, to come to terms of agreement, ~able adjective ~er noun II. adjective Etymology: Middle English compouned, past participle of compounen Date: 14th century composed of or resulting from union of separate elements, ingredients, or parts: as, composed of united similar elements especially of a kind usually independent , having the blade divided to the midrib and forming two or more leaflets on a common axis , involving or used in a combination, 3. constituting a ~, having two or more main clauses, III. noun Date: 1530 1. a word consisting of components that are words (as rowboat, high school, devil-may-care ), a word (as anthropology, kilocycle, builder ) consisting of any of various combinations of words, combining forms, or affixes, something formed by a union of elements or parts, IV. noun Etymology: by folk etymology from Malay kampung group of buildings, village Date: 1679 a fenced or walled-in area containing a group of buildings and especially residences