v.
Pronunciation: k ə m- ' pyüt
Function: verb
Inflected Form: com · put · ed ; com · put · ing
Etymology: Latin computare ― more at COUNT
Date: 1616
transitive verb : to determine especially by mathematical means < compute your income tax> also : to determine or calculate by means of a computer
intransitive verb
1 : to make calculation : RECKON
2 : to use a computer