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compose

verb

com·pose

kəm-ˈpōz

composed; composing

Definition

transitive verb
to form by putting together fashion //… a committee composed of three representatives … — Current Biography
to form the substance of constitute //composed of many ingredients
to produce (columns, pages of type, etc.) by composition
to create by mental or artistic labor produce //compose a sonnet
to formulate and write (a piece of music) //composed a symphony
to compose music for
to deal with or act on so as to reduce to a minimum //compose their differences
to arrange in proper or orderly form //The two men had laid him on the bed, and composed his limbs. — Sheridan Le Fanu
to free from agitation calm, settle //I breathed deeply to compose myself. //Life moves on, … and one must compose oneself to meet it … — Rose Macaulay
intransitive verb
to practice composition (as of literary, musical, or typographical work) //At the age of 10, he was composing at the piano.

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

Examples

First Known Use

15th century, in the meaning defined at transitive sense 1a

History and Etymology

Middle English, from Anglo-French composer, from Latin componere (perfect indicative composui) — more at compound

compose

verb

compose

verb

com·pose

kəm-ˈpōz

composed; composing

transitive verb
to form by putting together fashion //… a committee composed of three representatives … — Current Biography
to form the substance of constitute //composed of many ingredients
to produce (columns, pages of type, etc.) by composition
to create by mental or artistic labor produce //compose a sonnet
to formulate and write (a piece of music) //composed a symphony
to compose music for
to deal with or act on so as to reduce to a minimum //compose their differences
to arrange in proper or orderly form //The two men had laid him on the bed, and composed his limbs. — Sheridan Le Fanu
to free from agitation calm, settle //I breathed deeply to compose myself. //Life moves on, … and one must compose oneself to meet it … — Rose Macaulay
intransitive verb
to practice composition (as of literary, musical, or typographical work) //At the age of 10, he was composing at the piano.

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

Examples

First Known Use

15th century, in the meaning defined at transitive sense 1a

History and Etymology

Middle English, from Anglo-French composer, from Latin componere (perfect indicative composui) — more at compound

compose

verb