[com.pound] vb [ME compounen, fr. MF compondre, fr. L componere, fr. com- + ponere to put--more at position] vt (14c) 1: to put together (parts) so as to form a whole: combine "~ ingredients"
2: to form by combining parts "~ a medicine" 3 a: to settle amicably: adjust by agreement b: to agree for a consideration not to prosecute (an offense) "~ a felony"
4. a: to pay (interest) on both the accrued interest and the principal b: to add to: augment "we ~ed our error in later policy --Robert Lekachman" ~ vi 1: to become joined in a compound
2: to come to terms of agreement -- com.pound.able adj -- com.pound.er n
[2]com.pound adj [ME compouned, pp. of compounen] (14c) 1: composed of or resulting from union of separate elements, ingredients, or parts: as a: composed of united similar elements esp. of a kind usu. independent "a ~ plant ovary" b: having the blade divided to the midrib and forming two or more leaflets on a common axis "a ~ leaf"
2: involving or used in a combination 3 a of a word: constituting a compound b of a sentence: having two or more main clauses [3]com.pound n (1530) 1 a: a word consisting of components that are words (as rowboat, high school, devil-may-care) b: a word (as anthropology, kilocycle, builder) consisting of any of various combinations of words, combining forms, or affixes
2: something formed by a union of elements or parts; esp: a distinct substance formed by chemical union of two or more ingredients in definite proportion by weight [4]com.pound n [by folk etymology fr. Malay kampung group of buildings, village] (1679): a fenced or walled-in area containing a group of buildings and esp. residences