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com·pat·i·ble I. \kəmˈpad.əbəl, -atə-\ adjective Etymology: Middle French, from Medieval Latin compatibilis, from Late Latin compati to have compassion + Latin -ibilis -ible — more at compassion 1. obsolete : sharing in another's suffering 2. a. : capable of existing together without discord or disharmony — used usually with with < slavery, which nowadays … we no longer regard as compatible with high civilization — Havelock Ellis > b. logic : so related that both or all may hold or be true : noncontradictory c. (1) : capable of cross-fertilizing freely < some plants are compatible > < compatible pollens > (2) : uniting readily and usually permanently — used of certain plant stocks and scions d. of drugs or medicines : not incompatible e. : having to do with a system in which color television broadcasts may be received in black and white on ordinary receivers without special modification f. : capable of blending into a homogeneous mixture that neither separates nor is altered by chemical interaction of ingredients Synonyms: see consonant II. adjective (-s) 1. : capable of being used in transfusion or grafting without immunological reaction (as agglutination or tissue rejection) 2. : designed to work with another device or system without modification ; especially : being a computer designed to operate in the same manner and use the same software as another computer • compatible noun |