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Antonyms for compound
Grammar : Noun, verb |
Spell : adjective kom-pound, kom-pound; noun kom-pound; verb kuh m-pound, kom-pound |
Phonetic Transcription : adjective ˈkɒm paʊnd, kɒmˈpaʊnd; noun ˈkɒm paʊnd; verb kəmˈpaʊnd, ˈkɒm paʊnd |
Definition of compound
Origin :- "to put together," late 14c., compounen "to mix, combine," from Old French compondre, componre "arrange, direct," from Latin componere "to put together" (see composite). The -d appeared 1500s in English on model of expound, etc. Related: Compounded; compounding.
- noun combination, mixture
- verb mix, combine
- verb make difficult; complicate
- The griffin was itself a compound creature, half lion and half eagle.
- Extract from : « The Devil's Dictionary » by Ambrose Bierce
- There's a compound fracture above the knee, and a dislocation below.
- Extract from : « Little Dorrit » by Charles Dickens
- He whiffed the compound of scents away, as he put down his smoked-out pipe.
- Extract from : « A Tale of Two Cities » by Charles Dickens
- The result is a compound of vulgar rascalities and impotent Byronics.
- Extract from : « Graham's Magazine Vol XXXII. No. 5. May 1848 » by Various
- Outside the compound they found, at last, the trail of his passing.
- Extract from : « Happy Ending » by Fredric Brown
- But the gun was in his hand when, at dusk, he strode into the compound.
- Extract from : « Happy Ending » by Fredric Brown
- For how can we know a compound of which the simple elements are unknown to us?
- Extract from : « Theaetetus » by Plato
- Our first attempt was in the compound, where a bullock-bandy stood.
- Extract from : « Lotus Buds » by Amy Carmichael
- Round about the compound in a great triangle there are three Temple towers.
- Extract from : « Lotus Buds » by Amy Carmichael
- God only is able to compound and resolve substances; such experiments are impossible to man.
- Extract from : « Timaeus » by Plato
Synonyms for compound
- add to
- admix
- admixture
- aggravate
- aggregate
- alloy
- amalgam
- amalgamate
- amalgamation
- associate
- augment
- blend
- bracket
- coagment
- coalesce
- combo
- commingle
- commix
- commixture
- composite
- composition
- compost
- concoct
- confound
- confuse
- conglomerate
- connect
- couple
- exacerbate
- extend
- fuse
- fusion
- goulash
- heighten
- immix
- intensify
- intermingle
- join
- link
- magnify
- make complex
- make intricate
- make up
- medley
- meld
- mingle
- mishmash
- multiply
- soup
- stew
- synthesis
- synthesize
- union
- unite
- worsen
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