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Word: Compound
Speech Type: Verb
late Middle English compoune (verb), from Old French compoun-, present tense stem of compondre, from Latin componere ‘put together’. The final -d was added in the 16th century on the pattern of expound and propound. compound (sense 2 of the verb) arose through a misinterpretation of the legal phrase compound a felony, which means ‘refrain from prosecuting a felony in exchange for money or other consideration’. This led to the use of compound in legal contexts to mean ‘make something bad worse’, which then became accepted in general usage
kəmˈpaʊnd
make up (a composite whole); constitute
Short Definition:constitute
Examples:- a dialect compounded of Spanish and Dutch
make (something bad) worse; intensify the negative aspects of
Short Definition:make something bad worse
Examples:- prisoners' lack of contact with the outside world compounds their problems
forbear from prosecuting (a felony) in exchange for money or other consideration.
Short Definition:accept money not to prosecute felony
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