Compound

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I. verb

Etymology: Middle English compounen, from Anglo-French *cumpundre, from Latin componere, from com- + ponere to put — more at position
Date: 14th century
transitive verb
- 1. to put together (parts) so as to form a whole ; combine <compound ingredients
- 2. to form by combining parts <compound a medicine
- 3.
  - a. to settle amicably ; adjust by agreement
  - b. to agree for a consideration not to prosecute (an offense) <compound a felony
- 4.
  - a. to pay (interest) on both the accrued interest and the principal
  - b. to add to ; augment <we compounded our error in later policy — Robert Lekachman
intransitive verb
- 1. to become joined in a compound
- 2. to come to terms of agreement
? compoundable adjective
? compounder noun

II. adjective

Etymology: Middle English compouned, past participle of compounen
Date: 14th century
1. composed of or resulting from union of separate elements, ingredients, or parts: as
- a. composed of united similar elements especially of a kind usually independent compound plant ovary
- b. having the blade divided to the midrib and forming two or more leaflets on a common axis compound 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

III. noun

Date: 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; especially a distinct substance formed by chemical union of two or more ingredients in definite proportion by weight

IV. noun

Etymology: by folk etymology from Malay kampung group of buildings, village
Date: 1679
a fenced or walled-in area containing a group of buildings and especially residences