compounding

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English

Definitions

verb

To form (a resulting mixture) by combining different elements, ingredients, or parts.“to compound a medicine”
To assemble (ingredients) into a whole; to combine, mix, or unite.
To modify or change by combination with some other thing or part; to mingle with something else.
To settle by agreeing on less than the claim, or on different terms than those stipulated.“to compound a debt”

noun

An accumulation of compound interest.“the number of compoundings per year”

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Synonyms

settle augment increase agree form make up assemble blend combine join mix put together unite combination combining cumulative composition accumulation

Associated

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Rhymes

astounding confounding pounding expounding resounding abounding hounding grounding surrounding sounding

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