compound

/kɑmˈpɑʊnd/, /ˈkɑm·pɑʊnd/ v [T]

Definition

› to make something worse by increasing or adding to it: Lack of rain compounded the problems farmers are having.

(Definition of compound v from the Cambridge Academic Content Dictionary © Cambridge University Press)

real or true

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