Compound

a. [Fr. composer; It. comporre; Sp. componer; Lat. compo no -con, and pono.] To put, lay, or place together, as things, parts, or ingredients; to combine; to mix or mingle; to unite; as, to compound a medicine. -To arrange or settle amicably; to adjust, settle, or pay by agreement; to discharge a debt by paying a part, or