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- pronunciation:
- k
 m
pyut
- features:
- Word Explorer, Word Parts
| part of speech: |
verb |
| inflections: |
computes, computing, computed |
| definition 1: |
to figure out or calculate by using arithmetic.
Compute the score to see who won the game.- synonyms:
- calculate, figure
- similar words:
- count, estimate, reckon
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| definition 2: |
to figure out or determine by using a computer.
My father computed the monthly bills. |
| related words: |
calculate, divide, multiply, sum, tally, total |
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| derivations: |
computable (adj.), computability (n.) |
The word compute
contains the following parts:
com-
Latin
prefix
that means with, together
  More about this word part:
The prefix com-
attaches to Latin bases beginning with m, p, or b. It has multiple forms, as the 'm' sound in com-
assimilates to the initial sound of the base to which it is attached. See the assimilated forms col-, con-, cor-, and co-. Note: com-
is frequently an intensive prefix, as in " commemorate
" and " command
."
Example words:
accomplish, combat, combine, commerce, commercial, commission, commissioner, commit, comparison, complex, comprehend, incomprehensible, command, commemorate, commute, compare, compel, complacent, complete, complement, complicate, compliment, compose, component, compound1, compulsory, computer, compute
- synonyms:
- syn-
put, putat
Latin
root
that means trim; count; reckon or suppose
Example words:
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