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to compound
01
to combine different things together
Transitive: to compound substances or ingredients
Examples
The pharmacist compounded various ingredients to create a custom medication.
02
to make a situation worse or more intense by adding to it
Transitive: to compound a problem or situation
Grammatical Information
Composition
Simple
Action verb
Regular
Present tense
compound
3rd person singular
compounds
Present participle
compounding
Past simple
compounded
Past participle
compounded
Examples
Ignoring the initial warning signs only served to compound the difficulties the team faced in completing the project on time.
Examples
When sodium and chlorine atoms compound, they form sodium chloride.
04
to create or make something by mixing various elements
Transitive: to compound a substance
Examples
To treat the patient's illness, the pharmacist compounded a custom medication.
05
to calculate interest on both the original amount and the previously accumulated interest
Transitive: to compound financial interest
Examples
The bank compounds interest quarterly, adding the accrued interest to the principal at the end of each quarter.
Compound
01
(chemistry) a substance that its molecules consist of two or more elements that are held together by a chemical bond
Examples
Water is a compound made of hydrogen and oxygen atoms.
02
a thing that is made up of two or more separate elements or parts combined together
Grammatical Information
Animacy status
Inanimate
Composition
Simple
Countable
Plural form
compounds
Examples
The house was built in a compound of stone and wood.
03
a fenced or enclosed area that contains buildings, often used for a specific purpose like housing, work, or security
Examples
The workers gathered in the compound after their shift ended.
04
a word created by combining two or more distinct words to form a new meaning
Examples
The term "airport" is a compound word derived from "air" and "port."
compound
01
(of a word) formed by combining two or more separate words
Grammatical Information
Composition
Compound
relational
ungradable
Examples
"Snowman" is a compound word made from "snow" and "man."
Lexical Tree
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