The difference between Combine and Compound

When used as nouns, combine means a combine harvester, whereas compound means an enclosure within which workers, prisoners, or soldiers are confined.

When used as verbs, combine means to bring (two or more things or activities) together, whereas compound means to form (a resulting mixture) by combining different elements, ingredients, or parts.

Compound is also adjective with the meaning: composed of elements.

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  1. Combine as a verb (transitive):

    To bring (two or more things or activities) together; to unite.

    Examples:

    "'Combine the milk and the hot water in a large bowl. I'm combining business and pleasure on this trip."

  2. Combine as a verb (transitive):

    To have two or more things or properties that function together.

    Examples:

    "Joe combines the intelligence of a rock with the honesty of a politician."

  3. Combine as a verb (intransitive):

    To come together; to unite.

    Examples:

    "two substances that easily combine"

  4. Combine as a verb (card games):

    In the game of casino, to play a card which will take two or more cards whose aggregate number of pips equals those of the card played.

  5. Combine as a verb (obsolete):

    To bind; to hold by a moral tie.

  1. Combine as a noun:

    A combine harvester

    Examples:

    "We can't finish harvesting because our combine is stuck in the mud."

  2. Combine as a noun:

    A combination Especially, a joint enterprise of whatever legal form for a purpose of business or in any way promoting the interests of the participants, sometimes with monopolistic intentions. An industrial conglomeration in a socialist country, particularly in the former Soviet bloc.

    Examples:

    "The telecom companies were accused of having formed an illegal combine in order to hike up the network charges."

  1. Compound as a noun:

    an enclosure within which workers, prisoners, or soldiers are confined

  2. Compound as a noun:

    a group of buildings situated close together, e.g. for a school or block of offices

  1. Compound as an adjective:

    composed of elements; not simple

    Examples:

    "a compound word"

  2. Compound as an adjective (music):

    An octave higher than originally (i.e. a compound major second is equivalent to a major ninth).

  1. Compound as a noun:

    Anything made by combining several things.

  2. Compound as a noun (chemistry, dated):

    A substance made from any combination elements.

  3. Compound as a noun (chemistry):

    A substance formed by chemical union of two or more ingredients in definite proportions by weight.

  4. Compound as a noun (linguistics):

    A lexeme that consists of more than one stem; compound word; for example , formed from and .

  5. Compound as a noun (rail):

    a , a steam locomotive with both high-pressure and low-pressure cylinders.

  1. Compound as a verb (transitive):

    To form (a resulting mixture) by combining different elements, ingredients, or parts.

    Examples:

    "to compound a medicine"

  2. Compound as a verb (transitive):

    To assemble (ingredients) into a whole; to combine, mix, or unite.

  3. Compound as a verb (transitive):

    To modify or change by combination with some other thing or part; to mingle with something else.

  4. Compound as a verb (transitive, legal):

    To settle by agreeing on less than the claim, or on different terms than those stipulated.

    Examples:

    "to compound a debt"

  5. Compound as a verb (transitive):

    To settle amicably; to adjust by agreement; to compromise.

  6. Compound as a verb (intransitive):

    To come to terms of agreement; to agree; to settle by a compromise; usually followed by with before the person participating, and for before the thing compounded or the consideration.

  7. Compound as a verb (transitive, obsolete):

    To compose; to constitute.

  8. Compound as a verb (intransitive, finance):

    To increase in value with interest, where the interest is earned on both the principal sum and prior earned interest.

  9. Compound as a verb (transitive):

    To worsen a situation

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