Middle English compounen "combine, compound," from early French compondre (same meaning), from Latin componere "compound, combine," from com- "with, together" and ponere "to place, put" — …

COMPOUNDED definition: 1. past simple and past participle of compound 2. to make a problem or difficult situation worse…. Learn more.

To add to or intensify so as to make worse: "The university authorities ... compounded their crime in dismissing [the professor] by denying that their action ... reflected any abridgment of academic …

4 days ago · compounded Add to list Definitions of compounded adjective combined into or constituting a chemical compound

He compounded [= exacerbated] his mistake by announcing it to the whole table. The interest is compounded at regular intervals. The interest compounds quarterly. “Steamboat” is a compound …

If something is compounded of different things, it is a mixture of those things.

to increase or add to, esp. so as to worsen: When he started arguing with the police officer it only compounded his problems. Business to pay (interest) on the interest already earned as well as on …

Compounded refers to the process of increasing the value of an investment, debt, or other financial entity due to the accumulation of interest or dividends over time.

compound something (finance) to pay or charge interest on an amount of money that includes any interest already earned or charged. Definition of compound verb in Oxford Advanced Learner's …

In chemistry, a substance containing two or more elements in definite proportions.