What's the difference between amicable and compatible?

Amicable


Definition:

  • (a.) Friendly; proceeding from, or exhibiting, friendliness; after the manner of friends; peaceable; as, an amicable disposition, or arrangement.

Example Sentences:

  • (1) We regret this situation has resulted in litigation, however it is our sincere hope that the matter can be resolved amicably.
  • (2) On his sitting-room wall are some lines from the Bible, a photograph of his two teenage daughters (he is separated from their mother, with whom they live, and you gather that the split, which took place after what he calls his 'accident', was not entirely amicable), and the world championship belt that Nigel Benn gave him.
  • (3) Luc Coene, the central bank governor of Belgium, said an "amicable divorce" was possible, while Ireland's central bank governor, Patrick Honohan, said it would be "not necessarily fatal but it is not attractive".
  • (4) The couple have "an amicable relationship for the sake of the children".
  • (5) Close friends with Ed Balls and Lord Mandelson, the Murdochs and BBC business editor Robert Peston, Rudd was seen as the go-between who brought together New Labour and the City; it was a pairing that was to end not entirely amicably.
  • (6) The judges whittled down the 152 entries to six in an amicable fashion, Macfarlane said.
  • (7) It said the Australian prime minister, Tony Abbott, and foreign affairs minister, Julie Bishop, had sought a six-month adjournment in September in an attempt to allow the two countries “to seek an amicable settlement”.
  • (8) Amicably organized mice initially did not attack strangers, but over a period of 25 days the number of attacks on unfamiliar males gradually increased.
  • (9) In private, senior Greek officials say their preference would be to find an amicable solution with western lenders.
  • (10) In its annual report the PCC said that it "amicably settled" 544 complaints in 2010 – down from 609 successfully resolved complaints in 2009.
  • (11) Three amylase phenotypes, AmIB, AmIC, and AmIBC, were detected by electrophoresis of blood serum from 329 Holstein cattle.
  • (12) Amal Clooney, the human rights lawyer, has said it is only prudent that Greece seeks legal advice in its attempt to reclaim the Parthenon marbles from the British Museum , but hopes an amicable solution can be found to the decades-long dispute.
  • (13) But in a sign of the amicable tone of the talks, the two sides have in the meantime signed a co-operation agreement and begun the process of seeking approval from competition authorities in Brussels – although UK competition officials could request jurisdiction.
  • (14) In this situation, divorce from the EU would probably be relatively amicable and require a negotiated free trade agreement.
  • (15) It was agreed that the chancellor would remain in first class and an amount of £189.50 was paid by the aide to cover the upgrade for Mr Osborne and his PA. "The situation was dealt with amicably between the train manager and George Osborne's aide.
  • (16) This club has helped me fulfil my dreams over and over again.” Although Gerrard insists his decision to part company with Liverpool has been “very amicable”, the admission that he would have signed an extension had one been on the table in the summer raises fresh questions over Fenway Sports Group’s handling of the situation.
  • (17) I hope that an amicable solution to this issue can be found, given the longstanding friendship between Greece and the UK,” she said, adding that she and her colleagues, Geoffrey Robertson and Norman Palmer, QCs and specialists in cultural restitution, had initially been approached by the Greek authorities three years ago.
  • (18) Despite interest from Real Madrid , Suárez's preferred destination should he leave Anfield, there was no suggestion from Guardiola that his client has a move in the pipeline during the planned and amicable meeting.
  • (19) The situation was dealt with amicably between the train manager and George Osborne's aide.
  • (20) Yet under Macmillan, employment was neglible and prices stable: government worked amicably with organised labour, and the living standards of trade unionists increased far more rapidly than they were to do in the 1970s and 1980s.

Compatible


Definition:

  • (a.) Capable of existing in harmony; congruous; suitable; not repugnant; -- usually followed by with.

Example Sentences:

  • (1) Her muscle weakness and hyperCKemia markedly improved by corticosteroid therapy, suggesting that the diagnosis was compatible with polymyositis (PM).
  • (2) The authors conclude that during the infusion of 5-FU, the rise in FpA activation and reduction in PCa as compared to PCag are compatible with activation of coagulation.
  • (3) Thus, introduction of arginine in position 5 with a hydrophobic amino acid in position 6 is compatible with high potency in several biological systems and results in compounds with lowered potency to release histamine compared to homologous peptides with tyrosine in position 5 and D-arginine in position 6.
  • (4) The method is implemented with a digital non-causal (zero-phase shift) filter, based on the convolution with a finite impulse response, to make the computation time compatible with the use of low-cost microcomputers.
  • (5) The compatibility with Gentamycin solution used for irrigation of the anterior chamber of the eye was studied in experiments performed on rabbits.
  • (6) All subjects underwent autopsy, and only six were found to have injuries compatible with survival.
  • (7) However, the compatibility ratio of the audiovisual stimulation penogram type 2B was markedly low (35%) and this group had complicated etiologies, including many more psychogenic than organic causes.
  • (8) Despite this, the adrenal glands retain normal responsiveness to ACTH, suggesting that moderate decreases in daily ACTH secretion are compatible with sustaining normal adrenal function.
  • (9) From these experiments, we conclude that the surface-modified polyurethane blend is superior to Biomer polyurethane in blood compatibility and in freedom from thromboembolic risk.
  • (10) The Psychiatric Diagnostic Interview, a DSM-III-compatible, criterion-referenced, structured interview, was administered to 565 patients admitted to the Alcoholism and Drug Treatment Units.
  • (11) Once frozen the specimen must be handled in such a way that it becomes vacuum compatible for subsequent analysis.
  • (12) Necropsy, histologic evaluation, and electron microscopic evaluation revealed organisms in the proventriculus (surface, ductal, and glandular epithelium) compatible in site of development, size, and morphology with Cryptosporidium spp.
  • (13) X-ray CT and MRI of the mediastinum showed images compatible with residual thymic tissue in 8 of 9 patients.
  • (14) On the basis of segregating phenotypes, the genetic potentials of these compatible nocardiae were ascertained as follows: the formation of a diploid with subsequent segregation of parental or haploid recombinant genomes or both; persistence of the diploid through many generations; continuing reassortment of genetic information by multiple matings between parental or recombinant organisms; and, very probably, second-round recombinations within the diploid.
  • (15) This vector, pFD666, utilizes the origin of replication (ori) of the broad-host-range plasmid, pJV1, from Streptomyces phaeochromogenes, for replication in actinomycetes and is compatible with vectors derived from pIJ101.
  • (16) We discuss evidence from other immunoglobulin systems that is compatible with this second model.
  • (17) SDS-PAGE profiles of this isolated IgM-like protein were compatible with that of normal human IgM, and were distinct from those of CA125 antigen.
  • (18) These data are compatible with the view that buprenorphine is a partial agonist at the mu-receptor.
  • (19) R1033 is a plasmid of compatibility group P (= P1) transferred from a wild strain of Pseudomonas aeruginosa.
  • (20) These results are compatible with the idea that tamoxifen does not block the action of estradiol in the brain of zebra finches, and suggest that the effects of early tamoxifen treatment on the morphology of the song system may reflect central actions of tamoxifen.