n.
Pronunciation: käm- ' pau ̇ nd, k ə m- ' , ' käm- ˌ
Function: verb
Etymology: Middle English compounen, from Anglo-French *cumpundre, from Latin componere, from com- + ponere to put ― more at POSITION
Date: 14th century
transitive verb
1 : to put together (parts) so as to form a whole : COMBINE < compound ingredients>
2 : to form by combining parts < compound a medicine>
3 a : to settle amicably : adjust by agreement b : to agree for a consideration not to prosecute (an offense) < compound a felony>
4 a : to pay (interest) on both the accrued interest and the principal b : to add to : AUGMENT <we compound ed our error in later policy ― Robert Lekachman>
intransitive verb
1 : to become joined in a compound
2 : to come to terms of agreement
– com · pound · able \ - ' pau ̇ n-d ə -b ə l, - ˌ pau ̇ n- \ adjective
– com · pound · er noun