# compounded

Pronunciation: say "kuhm-POWN-did" /kəmˈpaʊndɪd/

## Verb

1. Simple past tense and past participle of compound. — simple past and past participle of compound
   - Simple: Simple past tense and past participle of compound. Use this form for something that already happened.
   - _The savings compounded quietly over many years._
   - _His mistakes compounded until the whole plan fell apart._

## Adjective

2. Made up of multiple parts that combine and interact to produce a single composite result.
   - Simple: Made of several parts that combine and work together as one.
   - _The treatment relied on a compounded formula drawn from several active ingredients._
   - _Analysts described the situation as a compounded problem with many interacting causes._

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