compound

/kəmˈpaʊnd/ verb [T]

Translation

› to make a problem or difficult situation worse

işleri iyice kötüye götürmek, daha da berbat etmek,

Severe drought has compounded food shortages in the region.1977

(Definition of compound verb from the Cambridge Learner's Dictionary English-Turkish © Cambridge University Press)

to do something without worrying about the risk or negative results

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