| query | To c_______ a problem, difficulty, or mistake means to make it worse by adding to it.To compound a problem, difficulty, or mistake means to make it worse by adding to it. Additional bloodshed and loss of life will only compound the tragedy. The problem is compounded by the medical system here. |
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| word | compound |
| full-definition | noun A compound is an enclosed area of land that is used for a particular purpose. Police fired on them as they fled into the embassy compound. ...a military compound. In chemistry, a compound is a substance that consists of two or more elements. Organic compounds contain carbon in their molecules. If something is a compound of different things, it consists of those things. Salt in its essential form is a compound of sodium and chlorine. adjective Compound is used to indicate that something consists of two or more parts or things. ...a tall shrub with shiny compound leaves. ...the compound microscope. In grammar, a compound noun, adjective, or verb is one that is made up of two or more words, for example ' fire engine', 'bottle-green', and 'force-feed'. In grammar, a compound sentence is one that is made up of two or more main clauses . Compare complex,, simple . verb To compound a problem, difficulty, or mistake means to make it worse by adding to it. Additional bloodshed and loss of life will only compound the tragedy. The problem is compounded by the medical system here. |
| inflections | compoundscompoundingcompounded |
| cefr-level | B2 |
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