Compute \Com*pute"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Computed; p. pr. &
vb. n. Computing.]
[L. computare. See Count, v. t.]
To determine calculation; to reckon; to count.
Two days, as we compute the days of heaven. --Milton.
What's done we partly may compute, But know not what's
resisted. --Burns.
Syn: To calculate; number; count; reckon; estimate;
enumerate; rate. See Calculate.
Source: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) |