Compound

1com;pound pronunciation: function: verb etymology: middle english compounen, from anglo-french *cumpundre, from latin componere, from com- + ponere to put — more at positiondate: 14th centurytransitive verb 1 : to put together (parts) so as to form a whole : combine lt;compound ingredientsgt;2 : to form by combining parts lt;compound a medicinegt;3 a : to settle amicably : adjust by agreement b : to agree for a consideration not to prosecute (an offense) lt;compound a felonygt;4 a : to pay (interest) on both the accrued interest and the principal b : to add to : augment lt;we compounded our error in later policy — robert lekachmangt;intransitive verb 1 : to become joined in a compound2 : to come to terms of agreement— com;pound;able adjective — com;pound;er noun