English Dictionary
Definition of “compose”
compose (kəmˈpəʊz
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Definitions
verb (mainly tr)
- to put together or make up by combining; put in proper order
- to be the component elements of
- to produce or create (a musical or literary work)
- (intr) to write music
- to calm (someone, esp oneself); make quiet
- to adjust or settle (a quarrel, etc)
- to order the elements of (a painting, sculpture, etc); design
- printing to set up (type)
Word Origin
C15: from Old French composer, from Latin compōnere to put in place; see component
Synonyms
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put together,
make up,
constitute,
comprise,
make,
build,
form,
fashion,
construct,
compound,
Usage examples
Taking a John McClane moment to compose myself, I turned back to her.
James Birrell, THE MAŃANA MAN (2002)U2 guitarist THE EDGE has taken time out from making the band's new album to compose his second'BATMAN ' theme.
NME (New Musical Express) (2004)Beath was asked to compose a 15 to 20-minute work based on the writings of Canadian author Anne Michaels.
Courier, Sunday Mail (2004)It wants to pay a backbench bard with National Lottery cash to compose verse two days a week.
Independent (1999)One Easter holiday I was bored, stuck inside the house in wet weather and suddenly started to compose a long rhyming narrative poem.
Gwyneth Lewis, SUNBATHING IN THE RAIN (2002)
