1. harmonious: able to exist, live, or work together without conflict a highly compatible couple
2. consistent: consistent or in keeping with something else an observation not compatible with the facts
3. comput able to be used together: in computing, able to be used together with or substituted for another piece of hardware or software The software isn't PC-compatible.
4. medicine acceptable to body: describes blood, organs, or tissue that can be transplanted or transfused into somebody's body without being rejected
5. botany able to pollinate each other: describes plant varieties that are able to pollinate each other successfully
6. botany able to be grafted: describes plants that are able to be grafted onto each other successfully
7. fungi able to mate: describes fungal strains that are able to mate successfully
[Mid-16th century. < French< Latin compati "suffer together" < pati (see patient)]
