compounded Meaning, Definition & Usage

  1. verb make more intense, stronger, or more marked
    heighten; intensify; deepen; compound.
    • The efforts were intensified", "Her rudeness intensified his dislike for her
    • Pot smokers claim it heightens their awareness
    • This event only deepened my convictions
  2. verb put or add together
    combine; compound.
    • combine resources
  3. verb calculate principal and interest
    compound.
  4. verb create by mixing or combining
    compound.
  5. verb combine so as to form a whole; mix
    combine; compound.
    • compound the ingredients
  6. adjective satellite combined into or constituting a chemical compound

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