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As nouns the difference between premise and compound

is that premise is a proposition antecedently supposed or proved; something previously stated or assumed as the basis of further argument; a condition; a supposition while compound is an enclosure within which workers, prisoners, or soldiers are confined or compound can be anything made by combining several things.

As verbs the difference between premise and compound

is that premise is to state or assume something as a proposition to an argument while compound is to form (a resulting mixture) by combining different elements, ingredients, or parts.

As an adjective compound is

composed of elements; not simple.

premise

English

Alternative forms

* (archaic), premiss

Noun

(en noun)
  • A proposition antecedently supposed or proved; something previously stated or assumed as the basis of further argument; a condition; a supposition.
  • * (William Shakespeare)
  • The premises observed, / Thy will by my performance shall be served.
  • (logic) Any of the first propositions of a syllogism, from which the conclusion is deduced.
  • * Dr. H. More
  • While the premises stand firm, it is impossible to shake the conclusion.
  • (usually, in the plural, legal) Matters previously stated or set forth; especially, that part in the beginning of a deed, the office of which is to express the grantor and grantee, and the land or thing granted or conveyed, and all that precedes the habendum; the thing demised or granted.
  • (usually, in the plural) A piece of real estate; a building and its adjuncts (in this sense, used most often in the plural form).
  • * , chapter=19
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    Coordinate terms

    * conclusion

    Derived terms

    * major premise * minor premise

    Verb

    (premis)
  • To state or assume something as a proposition to an argument.
  • To make a premise.
  • To set forth beforehand, or as introductory to the main subject; to offer previously, as something to explain or aid in understanding what follows.
  • * Addison
  • I premise these particulars that the reader may know that I enter upon it as a very ungrateful task.
  • To send before the time, or beforehand; hence, to cause to be before something else; to employ previously.
  • * Shakespeare
  • the premised flames of the last day
  • * E. Darwin
  • if venesection and a cathartic be premised

    References

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    Anagrams

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    compound

    Etymology 1

    Possibly from (etyl) kampong, .

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • an enclosure within which workers, prisoners, or soldiers are confined
  • a group of buildings situated close together, e.g. for a school or block of offices
  • Synonyms
    * gaol/jail, pen, pound, prison

    Etymology 2

    From (etyl) compounen, from (etyl) componre, .

    Adjective

    (-)
  • composed of elements; not simple
  • a compound word
  • * I. Watts
  • Compound substances are made up of two or more simple substances.
  • (music) An octave higher than originally (i.e. a compound major second is equivalent to a major ninth).
  • Synonyms
    * (composed of elements) composite
    Antonyms
    * (composed of elements) simple
    Derived terms
    * compound chocolate * compound interest

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • Anything made by combining several things.
  • (chemistry, dated) A substance made from any combination elements.
  • (chemistry) A substance formed by chemical union of two or more ingredients in definite proportions by weight.
  • (linguistics) A lexeme that consists of more than one stem; compound word; for example (laptop), formed from (lap) and (top).
  • Synonyms
    * (anything made by combining several things) amalgam, blend, combination, composite, mix, mixture * (word) compound word
    Hyponyms
    * (word) closed compound * (word) hyphenated compound * (word) open compound

    Verb

    (en verb)
  • To form (a resulting mixture) by combining different elements, ingredients, or parts.
  • to compound a medicine
  • * Sir Walter Scott
  • incapacitating him from successfully compounding a tale of this sort
  • To assemble (ingredients) into a whole; to combine, mix, or unite.
  • * Addison
  • We have the power of altering and compounding those images into all the varieties of picture.
  • To modify or change by combination with some other thing or part; to mingle with something else.
  • * Shakespeare
  • Only compound me with forgotten dust.
  • (legal) To settle by agreeing on less than the claim, or on different terms than those stipulated.
  • to compound a debt
  • To settle amicably; to adjust by agreement; to compromise.
  • * Shakespeare
  • I pray, my lords, let me compound this strife.
  • 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.
  • * Shakespeare
  • Here's a fellow will help you to-morrow; compound with him by the year.
  • * Clarendon
  • They were at last glad to compound for his bare commitment to the Tower.
  • * R. Carew
  • Cornwall compounded to furnish ten oxen after Michaelmas for thirty pounds.
  • * Hudibras
  • Compound for sins they are inclined to / By damning those they have no mind to.
  • (obsolete) To compose; to constitute.
  • * Shakespeare
  • his pomp and all what state compounds
  • To worsen a situation or thing state
  • * New Family Structure Study
  • This problem is compounded when these studies compare data from the small convenience samples of gay parenting with data on heterosexual parenting
    Synonyms
    * (to come to terms of agreement) agree * (to put together) assemble, blend, combine, join, join together, mix, put together, unite * (to add to) augment, increase * settle
    Derived terms
    * compoundable

    References