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t? 590. Fite 73,fir 77, fall 83 ,fdt 81 —mi 93, ralt 95—pine 105, pin 107—ni 102, mive 101.

COMPLIANCE, ktltn-pHanse, s. The actof yielding, accord, submission • a dispositionto yield to others. , .

COMPLIANT, kim-pl»ant, a. Yielding,bending ; civil, complaisant.

To COMPLICATE, komplkk&te, v. a. Toentangle one with another, to join; to unite by inve-ntion ot parts ; to form by complication, to form bythe union of several parts into one integral.

COMPLICATE, kom'pR-kate, a. 91. Com-pounded of a multiplicity of parts.

COMPLICATENESS, k&m'ple-kkte-nes, s.

The state of being com- Heated, intricacy.COMPLICATION, k8m-ple-kti'shun, s. Theact of involving one thing in another; the inte-gral consisting of many things involved.COMPLICE, k8m'plls,s. One who is unitedwith others in an ill design, a confederate,fcj* This word is only in use among the lowest vul*gar as a contraction of Accomplice.COMPLIER,k<5m-pll'ur,.s.A man of easy temper. ICOMPLIMENT, kdm'ple-ment, $. An actor expression of civility, usually understoodto mean less than it declares.

To COMPLIMENT, kiWplfc-ment, v. a. To

sooth with expressions of respect, to flatter.COMPLIMENTAL,k8m-pl£-men't&l,a. Ex-pressive of respect or civility.COMPLIMENTALLY, k8m-ple-men'uU-le,ad. In the nature of a compliment, civilly.COMPLEMENTER, kilm'ple-nien-tur, *.

One given to compliments, a flatterer.

To COMPLORE, kilm-plire',». n. To make

lamentation together.

COMPLOT, ktWplot, s. A confederacy insome secret crime, a plot.

I have in (iiis word followed Mr. Sheridan’s nc*cenluaiion, as more agreeable to analogy than Dr.Johnson’s, and have differed from both m the nouncomport, for the same reason. 492.

To COMPLOT, k<5m-pl&t', v. a. To form aplot, to conspire.

COM PLOTTER, k8m-pl8t'tur, s. A con-spirator, one joined in a plot.

To COMPLY, kflm-pli', v. n. To yield to,to he obsequious to.

COMPONENT, kiim-po'nent, a. That whichconstitutes the compound body.ToCOMPOin\k8m'p8rt>n.To agree,tosuit.ToCOM PORT,k8rn-pArt',P.fl.To bear, to endure.COMPORT, kftm'pArt,*.492. Behaviour,conduct.COMPORTAllLE,k8m-por td-bl,fl. Consistent.COMPORT A NCEjk^m-pArtinsejS. Behaviour

COM PORTxM ENT,k8m-p«rt'm£nt,s Behaviour

To COMPOSE, kfon-pize', v. a. To form amass by joining different things together ; toplace any thing in its proper form and method ;to dispose, to put in the proper state ; to puttogether a discourse or sentence ; to consti-tute by being ports of a whole; to calm, toquiet; to adjust the mind to any business;to adjust, to settle, as, to compose a difference;with printers, to arrange the letters; in niusick,to form a tune from the different musicalnotes.—See To Collect.

COMPOSED, kiim-pozd', part a. Calm,serious, even, sober*

COMPOSEDLY, k5m-pA'zed-Ie, 3C4 -Calmly, seriously.

COMPOSEDNESS, kdm-pi'zld-nes, s. 365.Sedaleness, calmness.

COMPOSER, k8m-p8'zur, $. An author, awriter ; he that adapts the inusick to words.

COMPOSITE, k8m-p<WIt, a. 140. The Com-posite order in architecture is the last of thelive orders, so named because its capital iscomposed out of those of the other orders ; itis also called the Roman and Itulick order.COMPOSITION,kdm-po-zlsh'un, s. The actof forming an integral of various dissimilarparts; the act of bringing simple ideas into com-plication, opposed to analysis ; a massfumiedby mingling different ingredients ; the state ofbeing compounded, union,conjunction; the ar-rangement of various figures in a picture ; writ-ten work; the net of discharging a debt by pay-ing part ; consistency, cungruity ; in grammar,the joining words together; a certain method ofdemonstration in matliematicks,which is the te-verse of the analytical method,or of resolution.COMPOSITIVE, k8m-p8z'e-tiv, a. Com-pounded, or having the power of compounding.COMPOSITOR , k8m-poz'e-tur, s. He thatranges and adjusts the typos in printing.COMPOST, kdm'post, s. Manure.COMPOSTURE, luSm-piWtshure, s. 461.

Soil, manure. Not used.

COMPOSURE,k8m-p8'zhure,$.452. The actof composing or inditing ; arrangement, combi*nation, order; the form aiising from the dispo-sition of the various parts ; frame, make ; rela-tive adjustnientjeomposilion,framed discourse;sedateness, calmness, tranquillity ; agreement,composition, settlement of diffeiences.COMPOTATION, ktim-po-ta'shun, s. Theact of drinking togeti er.

COMPOTATOK, kdm-pA-t&'tfir. One thatdrinks with another.

COMPOTOR, k8m-potur. One that drinks

with another.

£3* I have not found either of these words in anyof our Dictions) its, and have ventured to place themhere only as conversation words; the former as themore usual, the latter as more correct, i hey ure neaterexpressions than any in our lant'iui’e, ami convey *much less othmsivc idea than a pot companion, a goodfellow, &c. &e.

ToCOMPOUND,k&m-pound',t.«. To minglemany ingredients together ; to form one wordfrom one, two, or more words ; to adjust a dif-ference, by recession from the rigour of claims;to discharge a debt, by paying only part.

To COMPOUND, k8m-pound',r.n. To cometo terms of agreement, by abating something!to bargain in the lump.

COMPOUND , ktWpound, «. 492. Formedout of many ingredients, not single; composedof two or more words.

COMPOUND , ktWpound, s, 492. The massformed by the union of many ingredients.COMPOUN DABLE,k8m-po&n'dd-bl,a. Ca-pable of being compounded.COMPOUNDER,kom-poun'dur, s. Onewhoendeavours to bring parlies to terms of agree-ment ; a tningler, one who miyps bodies.

To COMPREHEND, ktim-pre-hend', t*. a*To comprise, to include; to contain in themind, to conceive,

COMPREHENSIBLE, k8m-pre-h£n'se-bl*a. Intelligible, conceivable. .

COMPREHENSIBLY,k8m-pre-hen's(;-blcrfld.Widi great power of signification or umlersiandim*

COMPREHENSION, kdm-pre-hen'shun, 5 *The act or quality of comprising or contain-ing, inclusion ; summary, epitome, comped'dium ; knowledge, capacity, power ofmind to admit ideas.

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