āĻ āύā§āϏāύā§āϧāĻžāύ āĻāϰā§āύ
āĻ āĻāĻŋāϧāĻžāύā§āϰ āĻāĻžāώāĻž āύāĻŋāϰā§āĻŦāĻžāĻāύ āĻāϰā§āύ
āĻāĻĒāύāĻžāϰ āĻāĻžāώāĻž āύāĻŋāϰā§āĻŦāĻžāĻāύ āĻāϰā§āύ
to compound
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āĻŽāĻŋāĻļā§āϰāĻŖ āĻāϰāĻž, āϏāĻāϝā§āĻā§āϤ āĻāϰāĻž
to combine different things together
Transitive: to compound substances or ingredients
āĻāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
The gardener compounded different soils for optimal plant growth in the garden.
āĻŦāĻžāĻāĻžāύā§āϰ āĻāĻžāĻā§āϰ āϏāϰā§āĻŦā§āϤā§āϤāĻŽ āĻŦā§āĻĻā§āϧāĻŋāϰ āĻāύā§āϝ āĻŽāĻžāϞāĻŋ āĻŦāĻŋāĻāĻŋāύā§āύ āĻŽāĻžāĻāĻŋ āĻŽāĻŋāĻļāĻŋāϝāĻŧā§āĻā§āĨ¤
02
āĻāĻžāϰāĻžāĻĒ āĻāϰāĻž, āĻŦāĻžāĻĄāĻŧāĻžāύā§
to make a situation worse or more intense by adding to it
Transitive: to compound a problem or situation
āĻāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
The decision to delay the construction project only compounded the financial challenges for the company.
āύāĻŋāϰā§āĻŽāĻžāĻŖ āĻĒā§āϰāĻāϞā§āĻĒ āĻŦāĻŋāϞāĻŽā§āĻŦ āĻāϰāĻžāϰ āϏāĻŋāĻĻā§āϧāĻžāύā§āϤ āĻā§āĻŽā§āĻĒāĻžāύāĻŋāϰ āĻāϰā§āĻĨāĻŋāĻ āĻā§āϝāĻžāϞā§āĻā§āĻāĻā§āϞāĻŋāĻā§ āĻā§āĻŦāϞ āĻŦāĻžāĻĄāĻŧāĻŋāϝāĻŧā§ āĻĻāĻŋāϝāĻŧā§āĻā§āĨ¤
03
āĻāĻāϤā§āϰāĻŋāϤ āĻšāĻāϝāĻŧāĻž, āϏāĻāϝā§āĻā§āϤ āĻšāĻāϝāĻŧāĻž
to come together and combine to form a complex entity
Intransitive
āĻāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
In chemistry, hydrogen and oxygen atoms compound to form water molecules.
āϰāϏāĻžāϝāĻŧāύā§, āĻšāĻžāĻāĻĄā§āϰā§āĻā§āύ āĻāĻŦāĻ āĻ
āĻā§āϏāĻŋāĻā§āύ āĻĒāϰāĻŽāĻžāĻŖā§ āĻāϞ āĻ
āĻŖā§ āĻāĻ āύā§āϰ āĻāύā§āϝ āĻāĻāϤā§āϰāĻŋāϤ āĻšāϝāĻŧāĨ¤
04
āĻŽāĻŋāĻļā§āϰāĻŖ āϤā§āϰāĻŋ āĻāϰāĻž, āĻŽāĻŋāĻļāĻžāύā§
to create or make something by mixing various elements
Transitive: to compound a substance
āĻāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
The artisan compounded a special ink by mixing pigments and binders.
āĻļāĻŋāϞā§āĻĒā§ āϰāĻā§āĻāĻ āĻāĻŦāĻ āĻŦāĻžāĻāύā§āĻĄāĻžāϰ āĻŽāĻŋāĻļāĻŋāϝāĻŧā§ āĻāĻāĻāĻŋ āĻŦāĻŋāĻļā§āώ āĻāĻžāϞāĻŋ āϤā§āϰāĻŋ āĻāϰā§āĻā§āύāĨ¤
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āĻāĻā§āϰāĻŦā§āĻĻā§āϧāĻŋ āĻāϰāĻž, āϝā§āĻāĻŋāĻ āϏā§āĻĻ āĻāĻŖāύāĻž āĻāϰāĻž
to calculate interest on both the original amount and the previously accumulated interest
Transitive: to compound financial interest
āĻāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
Investors who compound their gains by continuously reinvesting profits can achieve significant wealth accumulation.
āϝā§āϏāĻŦ āĻŦāĻŋāύāĻŋāϝāĻŧā§āĻāĻāĻžāϰ⧠āϞāĻžāĻāĻā§ āĻ
āĻŦāĻŋāϰāĻžāĻŽ āĻĒā§āύāϰāĻžāϝāĻŧ āĻŦāĻŋāύāĻŋāϝāĻŧā§āĻ āĻāϰ⧠āϤāĻžāĻĻā§āϰ āϞāĻžāĻ āϝā§āĻāĻŋāĻ āĻāϰ⧠āϤāĻžāϰāĻž āĻāϞā§āϞā§āĻāϝā§āĻā§āϝ āϏāĻŽā§āĻĒāĻĻ āϏāĻā§āĻāϝāĻŧ āĻāϰāϤ⧠āĻĒāĻžāϰā§āĨ¤
Compound
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āϝā§āĻāĻŋāĻ, āĻŽāĻŋāĻļā§āϰāĻŖ
(chemistry) a substance that its molecules consist of two or more elements that are held together by a chemical bond
āĻāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
Compounds can have different properties than the elements they contain.
āϝā§āĻāĻā§āϞāĻŋāϰ āĻŽāϧā§āϝ⧠āĻĨāĻžāĻāĻž āĻāĻĒāĻžāĻĻāĻžāύāĻā§āϞāĻŋāϰ āĻĨā§āĻā§ āĻāϞāĻžāĻĻāĻž āĻŦā§āĻļāĻŋāώā§āĻā§āϝ āĻĨāĻžāĻāϤ⧠āĻĒāĻžāϰā§āĨ¤
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āϝā§āĻāĻŋāĻ, āĻāĻāĻŋāϞ
a thing that is made up of two or more separate elements or parts combined together
āĻāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
The garden featured a compound of flowers, trees, and shrubs.
āĻŦāĻžāĻāĻžāύ⧠āĻĢā§āϞ, āĻāĻžāĻ āĻāĻŦāĻ āĻā§āϞā§āĻŽā§āϰ āĻāĻāĻāĻŋ āϝā§āĻ āĻāĻŋāϞāĨ¤
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āĻāϤā§āĻŦāϰ, āĻāĻŽāĻĒā§āϞā§āĻā§āϏ
a fenced or enclosed area that contains buildings, often used for a specific purpose like housing, work, or security
āĻāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
The research facility is located within a highly secured compound.
āĻāĻŦā§āώāĻŖāĻž āϏā§āĻŦāĻŋāϧāĻžāĻāĻŋ āĻāĻāĻāĻŋ āĻ
āϤā§āϝāύā§āϤ āϏā§āϰāĻā§āώāĻŋāϤ āĻāĻŽā§āĻĒāĻžāĻāύā§āĻĄ āĻāϰ āĻŽāϧā§āϝ⧠āĻ
āĻŦāϏā§āĻĨāĻŋāϤāĨ¤
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āϝā§āĻāĻŋāĻ āĻļāĻŦā§āĻĻ, āϝā§āĻāĻŋāĻ
a word created by combining two or more distinct words to form a new meaning
āĻāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
" Sunflower " is an example of a compound combining " sun " and " flower. "
āϏā§āϰā§āϝāĻŽā§āĻā§ "āϏā§āϰā§āϝ" āĻāĻŦāĻ "āĻĢā§āϞ" āĻāĻāϤā§āϰāĻŋāϤ āĻāϰ⧠āĻāĻāĻāĻŋ āϝā§āĻāĻŋāĻ āĻļāĻŦā§āĻĻ āĻāϰ āĻāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖāĨ¤
compound
01
āϝā§āĻāĻŋāĻ, āĻāĻāĻŋāϞ
(of a word) formed by combining two or more separate words
āĻāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
A compound noun like " toothbrush " combines " tooth " and " brush. "
"āĻā§āĻĨāĻŦā§āϰāĻžāĻļ" āĻāϰ āĻŽāϤ⧠āĻāĻāĻāĻŋ āϝā§āĻāĻŋāĻ āĻŦāĻŋāĻļā§āώā§āϝ "āĻĻāĻžāĻāϤ" āĻāĻŦāĻ "āĻŦā§āϰāĻžāĻļ" āĻā§ āĻāĻāϤā§āϰāĻŋāϤ āĻāϰā§āĨ¤
āĻāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
The scientist discovered a compound molecule made up of hydrogen and oxygen atoms.
āĻŦāĻŋāĻā§āĻāĻžāύ⧠āĻšāĻžāĻāĻĄā§āϰā§āĻā§āύ āĻāĻŦāĻ āĻ
āĻā§āϏāĻŋāĻā§āύ āĻĒāϰāĻŽāĻžāĻŖā§ āĻĻā§āĻŦāĻžāϰāĻž āĻāĻ āĻŋāϤ āĻāĻāĻāĻŋ āϝā§āĻ āĻ
āĻŖā§ āĻāĻŦāĻŋāώā§āĻāĻžāϰ āĻāϰā§āĻā§āύāĨ¤
āĻļāĻŦā§āĻĻāϤāĻžāϤā§āϤā§āĻŦāĻŋāĻ āĻāĻžāĻ
compounded
compounding
compound
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