Emily Dickinson Lexicon
Definition for Compute (-d, -s)
compute (-d, -s), v. [Fr. < L. computā-re, to reckon, sum up.] (webplay: days, throw, time).
- Judge; consider; analyze.
- Account; consider to be; judge to be.
- Measure; calculate; figure out.
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