Compound, v. a.
- 1. Mix, mingle, intermix, intermingle, blend, combine, unite, amalgamate, (either physically or mentally).
- 2. Compromise, settle, adjust, compose.
- 3. Commute, pay with an abatement, pay by substitution.
- 4. Connive at, bargain with.
Compound, v. n. Compromise, agree, come to terms, come to an agreement, make an arrangement.
Compound, a. Complex, composite, compounded.
Compound, n.
- 1. Mixture, composition, combination.
- 2. Medley, olio, farrago, hodge-podge, hotch-potch or hotchpot, mess (colloq.), jumble.
- 3. [In the East Indies.] Yard (round a building), enclosure.
Comprehend, v. a.
- 1. Comprise, include, enclose, embrace, contain, embody, take in.
- 2. Grasp (mentally), understand (fully), apprehend, conceive, imagine, see, discern, perceive, enter into
the idea of, catch the idea of.
Comprehension, n.
- 1. Inclusion, comprising, embracing.
- 2. Scope, reach, sweep, range, compass, embrace, field, sphere, limits, domain, province.
- 3. (Log.) Intension, connotation, force, depth, etc. (of a notion).
- 4. Grasp (of our understanding), power to understand, conception, understanding, intelligence.
- 5.Intellect, mind, reason, mental capacity, understanding, intelligence.