compute

com·pute

verb \kəm-ˈpyüt\

com·put·edcom·put·ing

Definition of COMPUTE

transitive verb

: to determine especially by mathematical means; also : to determine or calculate by means of a computer

intransitive verb

1

: to make calculation : reckon

2

: to use a computer

Examples of COMPUTE

1. <for the test we were required to compute the answers without using a calculator>

Origin of COMPUTE

Latin computare — more at count

First Known Use: 1616

Related to COMPUTE

Synonyms

cipher, calculate, figure, reckon, work out

Related Words

add up, average, sum, tally, total, totalize; add, divide, multiply, subtract; allow (for), deduct, factor (in or into or out), figure in; figure out, solve (for); count, itemize, number; calibrate, gauge (also gage), measure, scale; assess, appraise, estimate, evaluate, rate, value; recalculate, recompute, refigure

Rhymes with COMPUTE

acute, astute, Asyût, bear fruit, beetroot, Beirut, birthroot, bloodroot, breadfruit, butut, cahoot, Canute, catsuit, cheroot, choucroute, clubroot, commute, confute, crapshoot, cube root, deaf-mute, depute, dilute, dispute, dry suit, elute, en route, enroot, flight suit, folkmoot, freeboot, galoot, grapefruit, G suit, hardboot, hip boot, hirsute, imbrute, impute, jackboot, jackfruit, jumpsuit, kashruth, lawsuit, long suit, lounge suit, minute, nonsuit, offshoot, outshoot, Paiute, pantsuit, permute, playsuit, pollute, pursuit, recruit, refute, repute, salute, sans doute, seaboot, snowsuit, solute, square root, star fruit, star route, statute, strong suit, sunsuit, sweat suit, swimsuit, take root, taproot, to boot, tracksuit, trade route, transmute, tribute, uproot, volute, wet suit, zoot suit