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compound

• (a) composed of more than one part
  • compound leaves are composed of several lobes
  • compound flower heads
• (s) consisting of two or more substances or ingredients or elements or parts
  • soap is a compound substance
  • housetop is a compound word
  • a blackberry is a compound fruit
• (s) composed of many distinct individuals united to form a whole or colony
  • coral is a colonial organism
  colonial,

Nouns

• (n) a whole formed by a union of two or more elements or parts
• (n) (chemistry) a substance formed by chemical union of two or more elements or ingredients in definite proportion by weight chemical compound,
• (n) an enclosure of residences and other building (especially in the Orient)

Verbs

• (v) make more intense, stronger, or more marked
  • The efforts were intensified", "Her rudeness intensified his dislike for her
  • Pot smokers claim it heightens their awareness
  • This event only deepened my convictions
  deepen, intensify, heighten,
• (v) put or add together
  • combine resources
  combine,
• (v) calculate principal and interest
• (v) create by mixing or combining
• (v) combine so as to form a whole; mix
  • compound the ingredients
  combine,

Synonyms

deepen intensify heighten chemical compound combine colonial

Antonyms

unsubdivided simple

See also

complex rough smooth

Words of close approximity