compound vs suit

compound

verb
  • To settle amicably; to adjust by agreement. 

  • To form (a resulting mixture) by combining different elements, ingredients, or parts; to mingle with something else. 

  • To settle by agreeing on less than the claim, or on different terms than those stipulated. 

  • To worsen a situation. 

  • To come to terms of agreement; to settle by a compromise. 

  • Of a horse: to fail to maintain speed. 

  • To increase in value with interest, where the interest is earned on both the principal sum and prior earned interest. 

noun
  • A substance formed by chemical bonding of two or more elements in definite proportions by weight. 

  • An enclosure for secure storage. 

  • An enclosure within which workers, prisoners, or soldiers are confined. 

  • A lexeme that consists of more than one stem or an affix, e.g. bookshop, high school or non-standard. 

  • A group of buildings situated close together, e.g. for a school or block of offices. 

  • Anything made by combining several things. 

  • A compound locomotive, a steam locomotive with both high-pressure and low-pressure cylinders. 

  • A lexeme that consists of more than one stem. 

adj
  • Composed of elements; not simple. 

  • An octave higher than originally (i.e. a compound major second is equivalent to a major ninth). 

  • Dealing with numbers of various denominations of quantity, or with processes more complex than the simple process. 

suit

verb
  • To agree; to be fitted; to correspond (usually followed by to, archaically also followed by with) 

  • To be suitable or apt for one's image. 

  • To be appropriate or apt for. 

  • To make proper or suitable; to adapt or fit. 

  • To please; to make content; to fit one's taste. 

  • To dress; to clothe. 

noun
  • The full set of sails required for a ship. 

  • A set of clothes to be worn together, now especially a man's matching jacket and trousers (also business suit or lounge suit), or a similar outfit for a woman. 

  • The attempt to gain an end by legal process; a process instituted in a court of law for the recovery of a right or claim; a lawsuit. 

  • A person who wears matching jacket and trousers, especially a boss or a supervisor. 

  • A full set of armour. 

  • Each of the sets of a pack of cards distinguished by color and/or specific emblems, such as the spades, hearts, diamonds, or clubs of traditional Anglo, Hispanic, and French playing cards. 

  • Pursuit of a love-interest; wooing, courtship. 

  • A garment or set of garments suitable and/or required for a given task or activity: space suit, boiler suit, protective suit, swimsuit. 

  • Petition, request, entreaty. 

How often have the words compound and suit occurred in a corpus of books? (source: Google Ngram Viewer )