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compound
noun as in combination, mixture
verb as in mix, combine
verb as in make difficult; complicate
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Example Sentences
The accident stemmed from equipment failure and compounding human missteps.
Children will have lessons in budgets, money management, mortgages and compound interest.
Back in Scotland, the losses were compounded by a succession of poor harvests.
Inside the body, linoleic acid is broken down into compounds known as oxylipins.
“The death of their father was extraordinarily traumatic, as you can imagine. That was compounded by this putative heir all of a sudden showing up and demanding money,” said Joseph Lipchitz, a litigator in Boston.
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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
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