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Compose
kəmˈpəʊz
Compose definitions
verb
compose
composed
composes
composing
- write or create (a work of art, especially music or poetry)
"he composed the First Violin Sonata four years earlier"
write create devise make up think up frame formulate fashion produce originate invent contrive concoct- phrase (a letter or piece of writing) with great care and thought
"the first sentence is so hard to compose"
- form (a whole) by ordering or arranging the parts, especially in an artistic way
"compose and draw a still life"
- (of elements) constitute or make up (a whole, or a specified part of it)
"the National Congress is composed of ten senators"
- calm or settle (oneself or one's features or thoughts)
"she tried to compose herself"
calm down settle down control oneself regain/recover one's composure pull oneself together get control of oneself collect oneself steady oneself keep one's head simmer down- settle (a dispute)
"the king, with some difficulty, composed this difference"
- prepare (a text) for printing by manually, mechanically, or electronically setting up the letters and other characters in the order to be printed
"in offices where close-set text was composed both men and women pieceworkers were normally employed"