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compounded

The correct spelling is compounded.

How to pronounce compounded

verb

Say it like: Com-pow-nde-d

The correct spelling is compounded. To form (a resulting mixture) by combining different elements, ingredients, or parts. For example: "to compound a medicine"

Usage Examples

to compound a medicine

to compound a debt

Definition

verb

  1. 1.To form (a resulting mixture) by combining different elements, ingredients, or parts.
  2. 2.To assemble (ingredients) into a whole; to combine, mix, or unite.
  3. 3.To modify or change by combination with some other thing or part; to mingle with something else.
  4. 4.To settle by agreeing on less than the claim, or on different terms than those stipulated.
  5. 5.To settle amicably; to adjust by agreement; to compromise.

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