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C — Compound to Concurrence (Part 2 of 10)

Comprehensive, a. Extensive, wide, broad, large, capacious, full, sweeping, wide-reaching, wide-embracing, of great scope, of extensive application.

Compress, v. a.

    1. Press together, close tightly, shut firmly.
    2. Bind tightly, wrap closely.
    3. Squeeze or press together or into smaller compass, condense.
    4. Squeeze, force, crowd, press.
    5. Make brief, abbreviate, condense, make terse or pithy.

Compress, n. (Surg.) Bandage, compressing pad.

Compressibility, n. Condensability.

Compressible, a. Condensable.

Compression, n.

    1. Condensation, pressing together, squeezing, pinching, confining.
    2. Tight closure, close shutting, firm closing.
    3. Brevity, terseness, succinctness, pithiness, condensation, conciseness.

Comprise, v. a. Comprehend, include, enclose, embrace, contain, embody, take in.

Compromise, n. Agreement, composition, adjustment, settlement, mutual concession, abatement of differences.

Compromise, v. a.

    1. Adjust, settle, compose, compound.
    2. Jeopardize (irretrievably), imperil, bring into danger, put at hazard, put in jeopardy, expose the repute of.
    3. Engage, pledge, implicate, commit.

Compromise, v. n. Agree, compound, come to an agreement, come to an understanding, settle or compose or compound differences or disputes.