| The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language: Fourth Edition. 2000. |
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| SYLLABICATION: | com·post |
| PRONUNCIATION: |  k m p st |
| NOUN: | 1. A mixture of decaying organic matter, as from leaves and manure, used to improve soil structure and provide nutrients. 2. A composition; a mixture. | | TRANSITIVE VERB: | Inflected forms: com·post·ed, com·post·ing, com·posts
1. To fertilize with a mixture of decaying organic matter. 2. To convert (vegetable matter) to compost. | | ETYMOLOGY: | Middle English compote, from Old French, mixture, compost, from Latin compositum, mixture, from neuter past participle of compnere, to put together. See component.
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