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Definitions for Compute
[1] to determine by calculation; reckon; calculate: to compute the period of Jupiter's revolution.
[2] to determine by using a computer or calculator.
[3] to reckon; calculate.
[4] to use a computer or calculator.
[5] Informal . to make sense; add up: His reasons for doing that just don't compute.
[6] computation: outer space that is vast beyond compute.
[7] to calculate (an answer, result, etc), often with the aid of a computer
[8] calculation; computation (esp in the phrase beyond compute )
Words related to Compute
gauge, count, tote, figure, reckon, sum, tally, tot, enumerate, rate, cipher, measure, total
Words nearby Compute
compurgator, computation, computational complexity, computational fluid dynamics, computational linguistics, compute, computed tomography, computer, computer age, computer animation, computer architecture
Origin of Compute
1375–1425 for earlier sense; 1580–90 for def 6 ; (v.) < Latin computāre, equivalent to com- com- + putāre to think; (noun) late Middle English < Middle French < Late Latin computus calculation, number, noun derivative of computāre; cf. putative, count1
Other words from Compute
com·put·a·ble , adjective
com·put·a·bil·i·ty , noun
com·put·a·bly , adverb
com·put·ist [kuh m-pyoo -tist, kom -pyoo -] /kəmˈpyu tɪst, ˈkɒm pyʊ-/ , noun
mis·com·pute , verb, mis·com·put·ed, mis·com·put·ing.
pre·com·pute , verb, pre·com·put·ed, pre·com·put·ing.
re·com·pute , verb (used with object), re·com·put·ed, re·com·put·ing.
un·com·put·a·ble , adjective
un·com·put·a·ble·ness , noun
un·com·put·a·bly , adverb
un·com·put·ed , adjective
Word origin for Compute
C17: from Latin computāre, from putāre to think
Synonyms for Compute
figure out, gauge, cipher, count, enumerate, figure, measure, rate, reckon, sum, tally, tot, total, tote, add up, cast up, count heads, count noses, cut ice, dope out, keep tabs, run down, size up, take account of, take one's measure, tote up