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Adjective: compatible  kum'pa-tu-bul
  1. Able to exist and perform in harmonious or agreeable combination
    "her deeds were compatible with her ideology"; "a compatible married couple";
    - simpatico [informal]
     
  2. Capable of being used with or connected to other devices or components without modification
    "The new software is compatible with older operating systems"
     
  3. Capable of forming a homogeneous mixture that neither separates nor is altered by chemical interaction
    "Oil and water are not compatible liquids"

See also: congenial, congruous, harmonious, matched, miscible, mixable

Antonym: incompatible

Encyclopedia: Compatible