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complie, from Medieval Latin (hdral complilo. "completed com.post (kbmPp6st) n. 1. A mixturc of dccaying organic mal-
(hour)." from Latin complirw, past participle of complire. tcr, such as leaves and manure, used as fenilizcr. 2. A com-
COMPLESE.~ position; mixture. -1r.v. wmposted, -posting. -posts. 1. To
com.ply (kam-pli') in1r.v. -plied. -plying. -plies. 1. To act in ac-fertilize with compost. 2. To changc (vegetable matter) to
cordance with a command, request. rule, wish, or the I~ke. Usedcompost. [Middle English, stew, compotc, from Old French
with wirh. 2. Obsolcre. To-bc courteous or obedient. [Italian composre, stewed fruit, and comporr, mixturc. respectively from
cornplire, from Spanish cumplir, to complete. do what is proper.Latin cornposila and composirum, feminine and neuter of corn-
be courteous, from Latin complire, to fill up : corn- (intensive)posirw, put together. COMPOSITE.]
+ plire, to fill (scc pel-' in Appendix*).] corn-posure (tam-p6'zhar) n. Self-possession; calmness: tran-
com.po (kbmtp6) n.. pl. -pos. Any of various combined sub- quillity. See Synonyms at equenimity. [From COMPOSE.]
stances, such as momr or plaster, formed by miring ingredl- corn.pota.tion (kbm'p6-G'shan) n. A drinking together; a ca-
ents. [Short for COMPOSI~ON.] rouse. [Latin compdrdrid (translation of Greek rumposion.
com.ponent (kam-p6'nant) n. 1. A simple part, or a relatively SYMPOSIUM) : corn-, together + pdrdri6. POTATION.]-corn'po.
complcx entity regarded as a pan, of a system; element: con- ta'tor (-ti'tar) n.
dtuent. 2. A pan of a mcchanical or electrical complex. compote (kbmfp6t; French kb~-pbt') n. 1. Fruit stewed or
3. M~rhcrnarics. One of a set of two or more vcctors having a cooked In syrup. 2. A long-stemmed dlsh. used for holding
sum equal to a given vector. 4. Chcmir~ry. Any of thc minimum fruit, nuts. or candy. [French. from Old French composre. x component
number of substances required to completely spccify thc com- stewed fruit, COMPOST.]
position of all phascs of a chemical system. -adj.Being or corn-pound' (kbm-poundf, kam-) v. -pounded. -pounding. "Componenwof a vectorcoordinatcaxcs
functioning as a component; constituent. [Latin compdncns. -pounds. -Ir. 1. To combine; mix. 2. To produce or create by
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