v. 1
To form (a resulting mixture) by combining different elements, ingredients, or parts; to mingle with something else.
v. 2
To compose; to constitute.
n. 1
An enclosure within which workers, prisoners, or soldiers are confined.
n. 2
Anything made by combining several things.

Related words

Phrases: chemical compound coordination compound intermetallic compound quaternary ammonium compound compound fracture compound larceny chelate compound complex compound

Forms

Plural: compounds → composites, complexes, combinations, mixtures…
Past participle: compounded
e.g. compounded → combined, blent, mixed, intermixed…

Choose the right word

Compound, Composite or Complex?

That is compound in which the parts are not merely connected, but fused, or otherwise combined into a single substance. In a composite object the different parts have less of unity than in that which is complex or compound, but maintain their distinct individuality.

J. C. Fernald, English Synonyms and Antonyms (1914)

Example sentences

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Popularity over time

Word	1850 → 2019	Trend
compound		falling
admix		falling
conjugate		steady

Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.

By length

3 letters: mix¹, pen¹
4 letters: form¹, jail¹, brew¹, gaol
5 letters: agree², blend¹, forme, admix
6 letters: prison², settle², adjust², medley², mingle², deepen², jumble², indite²
7 letters: complex², mixture², combine², compose², amalgam³, concoct², kampang
8 letters: comprise², heighten², intermix³, bemingle
9 letters: composite³, synthesis³, enclosure³, intensify⁴, conjugate³
10 letters: compromise³, concoction³, amalgamate⁴, commixture
11 letters: combination⁴, composition⁴, intermingle⁴
12 letters: amalgamation⁵, intermixture

The small number after each word is its number of syllables (agree² = 2 syllables).