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| 1. | [ verb ] make more intense, stronger, or more marked | |
| Synonyms: | intensify deepen heighten | |
| Examples: | "The efforts were intensified", "Her rudeness intensified his dislike for her", "Potsmokers claim it heightens their awareness" "This event only deepened my convictions" |
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| Related terms: | increase enhance fan sharpen heat_up sharpen amplify intensifier intensify | |
| 2. | [ noun ] a whole formed by a union of two or more elements or parts | |
| Related terms: | whole | |
| 3. | [ verb ] put or add together | |
| Synonyms: | combine | |
| Examples: | "combine resources" |
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| Related terms: | add synthesize mix totalise recombine combination combination | |
| 4. | [ noun ] an enclosure of residences and other building (especially in the Orient) | |
| Related terms: | enclosure | |
| 5. | [ noun ] (chemistry) a substance formed by chemical union of two or more elements or ingredients in definite proportion by weight | |
| Synonyms: | chemical_compound | |
| Related terms: | substance formulation salt buffer acid hydride goitrogen base dimethylglyoxime chloride incense isomer nitrate hydroxide iodocompound alkylbenzenesulfonate monomer dimer complex cementite allomorph organic_compound creatine amine rennet anionic_compound depilatory adduct ferritin anhydride oxide petrochemical preservative corrosive caustic creosote creosote defoliant tetrachloride enamel ammine chromogen formaldehyde fixing_agent repellant furan thiazine azide chelate antiknock enantiomorph nitroglycerin bicarbonate_of_soda benzofuran bitter_principle manganese_tetroxide halocarbon synthetic hydrate cacodyl peptone hydrocyanic_acid hydroxide oxime calcium-cyanamide polymer inorganic_compound quassia repellent carbonyl methane_series carbon_disulfide silicide siloxane sternutator sulfide telluride tenderizer nitrogen_mustard urea cofactor acceptor aldehyde arsenide binary_compound taurine quaternary_ammonium_compound ozonide chloropicrin aluminate vanillin nitride benzoquinone pregnanediol heterocycle stripper triazine u308 chemistry | |
| 6. | [ adjective ] (botany) of leaf shapes; of leaves composed of several similar parts or lobes | |
| Related terms: | simple botany parted bipinnate bipinnatifid binate decompound even-pinnate incised lobed odd-pinnate bipartite bilobate palmatifid pedate pinnate pinnatifid pinnatisect quinquefoliate ternate trifoliate trilobate tripinnate tripinnatifid palmate cleft conjugate complex smooth rough | |
| 7. | [ adjective ] (zoology) composed of many distinct individuals united to form a whole or colony | |
| Synonyms: | colonial | |
| Examples: | "coral is a colonial organism" |
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| Related terms: | zoology complex | |
| 8. | [ verb ] (accounting) calculate principal and interest | |
| Related terms: | account | |
| 9. | [ verb ] create by mixing or combining | |
| Related terms: | assemble | |
| 10. | [ adjective ] consisting of two or more substances or ingredients or elements or parts | |
| Examples: | "soap is a compound substance" "housetop is a compound word" "a blackberry is a compound fruit" |
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| Related terms: | complex | |
| 11. | [ verb ] combine so as to form a whole; mix | |
| Synonyms: | combine | |
| Examples: | "compound the ingredients" |
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| Related terms: | mix integrate carburet heterodyne sulfurette combination combine | |
| Similar spelling: |
compounded compounding confound confounded confounding component compendium compendious |
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