Emily Dickinson Lexicon

composed, verbal adj. [see compose, v.]

1. Made up of; constituted.
2. Arranged; settled into place.

composer, n. [(compose + -er); see compose, v.]

One who creates, invents; one who settles things into place.

compound, adj. [< compoune.] (webplay: time).

1. Composed of two or more parts; having a dual nature.
2. Additional; augmented.

comprehend (-ed, -eth), v. [L. comprehend-ěre, to grasp, seize, comprise.] (webplay: human, mind, nature, understand).

1. Take in (as in "to eat").
2. Include; contain. (569/533)
3. Understand.
4. Encompass.

comprehension, n. [see comprehend, v.] (webplay: grasp, human, mind, nature, spirit, statement, take, wise).

Understanding; act of comprehending.

comprehensive, adj. [see comprehend, v.]

Inclusive; all-encompassing.

comprise (-d), v. [Fr. comprendre < L. comprenděre < L. comprehenděre, to comprehend; see comprehend, v.]

1. Contain; include.
2. Comprehend.

comprising, n. [(comprise + -ing); see comprise, v.]

Understanding; comprehension. Taking in; inclusion; comprehension.

compromise, n. [Fr. compromis.]

Agreement in which one partially surrenders one's position for the sake of coming to a settlement; concession; give and take.

compromise (-d), v. [see compromise, n.]

1. Settle with concessions; come to an agreement by the partial surrender of position.
2. To jeopardize; put at risk; degrade.
3. To lessen by having made a degrading concession.