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āχāĻ‚āϰ⧇āϜāĻŋāϤ⧇ "compound"āĻāϰ āϏāĻ‚āĻœā§āĻžāĻž āĻ“ āĻ…āĻ°ā§āĻĨ

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āĻŽāĻŋāĻļā§āϰāĻŖ āĻ•āϰāĻž, āϏāĻ‚āϝ⧁āĻ•ā§āϤ āĻ•āϰāĻž

to combine different things together
Transitive: to compound substances or ingredients
to compound definition and meaning
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
The gardener compounded different soils for optimal plant growth in the garden.
āĻŦāĻžāĻ—āĻžāύ⧇āϰ āĻ—āĻžāϛ⧇āϰ āϏāĻ°ā§āĻŦā§‹āĻ¤ā§āϤāĻŽ āĻŦ⧃āĻĻā§āϧāĻŋāϰ āϜāĻ¨ā§āϝ āĻŽāĻžāϞāĻŋ āĻŦāĻŋāĻ­āĻŋāĻ¨ā§āύ āĻŽāĻžāϟāĻŋ āĻŽāĻŋāĻļāĻŋāϝāĻŧ⧇āϛ⧇āĨ¤
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āĻ–āĻžāϰāĻžāĻĒ āĻ•āϰāĻž, āĻŦāĻžāĻĄāĻŧāĻžāύ⧋

to make a situation worse or more intense by adding to it
Transitive: to compound a problem or situation
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
The decision to delay the construction project only compounded the financial challenges for the company.
āύāĻŋāĻ°ā§āĻŽāĻžāĻŖ āĻĒā§āϰāĻ•āĻ˛ā§āĻĒ āĻŦāĻŋāϞāĻŽā§āĻŦ āĻ•āϰāĻžāϰ āϏāĻŋāĻĻā§āϧāĻžāĻ¨ā§āϤ āϕ⧋āĻŽā§āĻĒāĻžāύāĻŋāϰ āφāĻ°ā§āĻĨāĻŋāĻ• āĻšā§āϝāĻžāϞ⧇āĻžā§āϜāϗ⧁āϞāĻŋāϕ⧇ āϕ⧇āĻŦāϞ āĻŦāĻžāĻĄāĻŧāĻŋāϝāĻŧ⧇ āĻĻāĻŋāϝāĻŧ⧇āϛ⧇āĨ¤
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āĻāĻ•āĻ¤ā§āϰāĻŋāϤ āĻšāĻ“āϝāĻŧāĻž, āϏāĻ‚āϝ⧁āĻ•ā§āϤ āĻšāĻ“āϝāĻŧāĻž

to come together and combine to form a complex entity
Intransitive
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
In chemistry, hydrogen and oxygen atoms compound to form water molecules.
āϰāϏāĻžāϝāĻŧāύ⧇, āĻšāĻžāχāĻĄā§āϰ⧋āĻœā§‡āύ āĻāĻŦāĻ‚ āĻ…āĻ•ā§āϏāĻŋāĻœā§‡āύ āĻĒāϰāĻŽāĻžāϪ⧁ āϜāϞ āĻ…āϪ⧁ āĻ—āĻ āύ⧇āϰ āϜāĻ¨ā§āϝ āĻāĻ•āĻ¤ā§āϰāĻŋāϤ āĻšāϝāĻŧāĨ¤
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āĻŽāĻŋāĻļā§āϰāĻŖ āϤ⧈āϰāĻŋ āĻ•āϰāĻž, āĻŽāĻŋāĻļāĻžāύ⧋

to create or make something by mixing various elements
Transitive: to compound a substance
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
The artisan compounded a special ink by mixing pigments and binders.
āĻļāĻŋāĻ˛ā§āĻĒā§€ āϰāĻ™ā§āĻ—āĻ• āĻāĻŦāĻ‚ āĻŦāĻžāχāĻ¨ā§āĻĄāĻžāϰ āĻŽāĻŋāĻļāĻŋāϝāĻŧ⧇ āĻāĻ•āϟāĻŋ āĻŦāĻŋāĻļ⧇āώ āĻ•āĻžāϞāĻŋ āϤ⧈āϰāĻŋ āĻ•āϰ⧇āϛ⧇āύāĨ¤
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āϚāĻ•ā§āϰāĻŦ⧃āĻĻā§āϧāĻŋ āĻ•āϰāĻž, āϝ⧌āĻ—āĻŋāĻ• āϏ⧁āĻĻ āĻ—āĻŖāύāĻž āĻ•āϰāĻž

to calculate interest on both the original amount and the previously accumulated interest
Transitive: to compound financial interest
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
Investors who compound their gains by continuously reinvesting profits can achieve significant wealth accumulation.
āϝ⧇āϏāĻŦ āĻŦāĻŋāύāĻŋāϝāĻŧā§‹āĻ—āĻ•āĻžāϰ⧀ āϞāĻžāĻ­āϕ⧇ āĻ…āĻŦāĻŋāϰāĻžāĻŽ āĻĒ⧁āύāϰāĻžāϝāĻŧ āĻŦāĻŋāύāĻŋāϝāĻŧā§‹āĻ— āĻ•āϰ⧇ āϤāĻžāĻĻ⧇āϰ āϞāĻžāĻ­ āϝ⧌āĻ—āĻŋāĻ• āĻ•āϰ⧇ āϤāĻžāϰāĻž āωāĻ˛ā§āϞ⧇āĻ–āϝ⧋āĻ—ā§āϝ āϏāĻŽā§āĻĒāĻĻ āϏāĻžā§āϚāϝāĻŧ āĻ•āϰāϤ⧇ āĻĒāĻžāϰ⧇āĨ¤
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āϝ⧌āĻ—āĻŋāĻ•, āĻŽāĻŋāĻļā§āϰāĻŖ

(chemistry) a substance that its molecules consist of two or more elements that are held together by a chemical bond
compound definition and meaning
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
Compounds can have different properties than the elements they contain.
āϝ⧌āĻ—āϗ⧁āϞāĻŋāϰ āĻŽāĻ§ā§āϝ⧇ āĻĨāĻžāĻ•āĻž āωāĻĒāĻžāĻĻāĻžāύāϗ⧁āϞāĻŋāϰ āĻĨ⧇āϕ⧇ āφāϞāĻžāĻĻāĻž āĻŦ⧈āĻļāĻŋāĻˇā§āĻŸā§āϝ āĻĨāĻžāĻ•āϤ⧇ āĻĒāĻžāϰ⧇āĨ¤
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āϝ⧌āĻ—āĻŋāĻ•, āϜāϟāĻŋāϞ

a thing that is made up of two or more separate elements or parts combined together
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
The garden featured a compound of flowers, trees, and shrubs.
āĻŦāĻžāĻ—āĻžāύ⧇ āĻĢ⧁āϞ, āĻ—āĻžāĻ› āĻāĻŦāĻ‚ āϗ⧁āĻ˛ā§āĻŽā§‡āϰ āĻāĻ•āϟāĻŋ āϝ⧌āĻ— āĻ›āĻŋāϞāĨ¤
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āϚāĻ¤ā§āĻŦāϰ, āĻ•āĻŽāĻĒā§āϞ⧇āĻ•ā§āϏ

a fenced or enclosed area that contains buildings, often used for a specific purpose like housing, work, or security
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
The research facility is located within a highly secured compound.
āĻ—āĻŦ⧇āώāĻŖāĻž āϏ⧁āĻŦāĻŋāϧāĻžāϟāĻŋ āĻāĻ•āϟāĻŋ āĻ…āĻ¤ā§āϝāĻ¨ā§āϤ āϏ⧁āϰāĻ•ā§āώāĻŋāϤ āĻ•āĻŽā§āĻĒāĻžāωāĻ¨ā§āĻĄ āĻāϰ āĻŽāĻ§ā§āϝ⧇ āĻ…āĻŦāĻ¸ā§āĻĨāĻŋāϤāĨ¤
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āϝ⧌āĻ—āĻŋāĻ• āĻļāĻŦā§āĻĻ, āϝ⧌āĻ—āĻŋāĻ•

a word created by combining two or more distinct words to form a new meaning
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
" Sunflower " is an example of a compound combining " sun " and " flower. "
āϏ⧂āĻ°ā§āϝāĻŽā§āĻ–ā§€ "āϏ⧂āĻ°ā§āϝ" āĻāĻŦāĻ‚ "āĻĢ⧁āϞ" āĻāĻ•āĻ¤ā§āϰāĻŋāϤ āĻ•āϰ⧇ āĻāĻ•āϟāĻŋ āϝ⧌āĻ—āĻŋāĻ• āĻļāĻŦā§āĻĻ āĻāϰ āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖāĨ¤
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āϝ⧌āĻ—āĻŋāĻ•, āϜāϟāĻŋāϞ

(of a word) formed by combining two or more separate words
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
A compound noun like " toothbrush " combines " tooth " and " brush. "
"āϟ⧁āĻĨāĻŦā§āϰāĻžāĻļ" āĻāϰ āĻŽāϤ⧋ āĻāĻ•āϟāĻŋ āϝ⧌āĻ—āĻŋāĻ• āĻŦāĻŋāĻļ⧇āĻˇā§āϝ "āĻĻāĻžāρāϤ" āĻāĻŦāĻ‚ "āĻŦā§āϰāĻžāĻļ" āϕ⧇ āĻāĻ•āĻ¤ā§āϰāĻŋāϤ āĻ•āϰ⧇āĨ¤
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āϝ⧌āĻ—āĻŋāĻ•, āϜāϟāĻŋāϞ

formed by the combination of two or more separate elements or parts
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
The scientist discovered a compound molecule made up of hydrogen and oxygen atoms.
āĻŦāĻŋāĻœā§āĻžāĻžāύ⧀ āĻšāĻžāχāĻĄā§āϰ⧋āĻœā§‡āύ āĻāĻŦāĻ‚ āĻ…āĻ•ā§āϏāĻŋāĻœā§‡āύ āĻĒāϰāĻŽāĻžāϪ⧁ āĻĻā§āĻŦāĻžāϰāĻž āĻ—āĻ āĻŋāϤ āĻāĻ•āϟāĻŋ āϝ⧌āĻ— āĻ…āϪ⧁ āφāĻŦāĻŋāĻˇā§āĻ•āĻžāϰ āĻ•āϰ⧇āϛ⧇āύāĨ¤

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