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   compose

   /kəmˈpəʊz/

   verb

   • 1. write or create (a work of art, especially music or poetry): "he composed the First Violin Sonata four years earlier" Similar writecreatedevisemake upthink upframeformulatefashionproduceoriginateinventcontriveconcoctpenauthordraftliterary:rhymesingversearchaic:indite
   • ▪ 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" Similar designarrangeplanorganizework outframebalanceordermap outconstructput togethershapeformconcoct
   • 2. (of elements) constitute or make up (a whole, or a specified part of it): "the National Congress is composed of ten senators" Similar make upconstituteformcomprise
   • 3. calm or settle (oneself or one's features or thoughts): "she tried to compose herself"
   • ▪ settle (a dispute): archaic "the king, with some difficulty, composed this difference"
   • 4. 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"

   Word Origin late Middle English (in the general sense ‘put together, construct’): from Old French composer, from Latin componere (see component), but influenced by Latin compositus ‘composed’ and Old French poser ‘to place’.

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2. www.merriam-webster.com › dictionary › composeCompose Definition & Meaning - Merriam-Webster

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   1. a. : to form by putting together : fashion. a committee composed of three representatives—Current Biography. b. : to form the substance of : constitute. composed of many ingredients. : to produce (columns, pages of type, etc.) by composition. 2. a. : to create by mental or artistic labor : produce. compose a sonnet. b(1)

3. dictionary.cambridge.org › dictionary › englishCOMPOSE | English meaning - Cambridge Dictionary

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   COMPOSE definition: 1. to produce music, poetry, or formal writing: 2. to be formed from various things: 3. to be the…. Learn more.

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   To compose is to put something together, like a song, poem, or even yourself. You might want to compose yourself before returning to the party after a good cry.

5. www.collinsdictionary.com › dictionary › englishCOMPOSE definition and meaning | Collins English Dictionary

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   8 meanings: 1. to put together or make up by combining; put in proper order 2. to be the component elements of 3. to produce or.... Click for more definitions.

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   Compose definition: to make or form by combining things, parts, or elements. See examples of COMPOSE used in a sentence.

7. www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com › definition › englishcompose verb - Definition, pictures, pronunciation and usage...

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   Definition of compose verb in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.

8. dictionary.cambridge.org › us › dictionaryCOMPOSE | definition in the Cambridge English Dictionary

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   to produce music, poetry, or formal writing: Prokofiev started composing at the age of five. The music was specially composed for the film. a piece of music composed for the flute. He composed this poem for his wife. formal My lawyer is going to compose a letter of complaint. SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases.

9. www.collinsdictionary.com › us › dictionaryCOMPOSE - All you need to know about it | Collins English ...

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   The things that something is composed of are its parts or members. The separate things that compose something are the parts or members that form it.

10. dictionary.cambridge.org › dictionary › learner-englishCOMPOSE | meaning - Cambridge Learner's Dictionary - Cambridge ...

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    COMPOSE definition: 1. to be the parts that something consists of: 2. to write a piece of music 3. to make yourself…. Learn more.

11. www.thefreedictionary.com › composeCompose - definition of compose by The Free Dictionary

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    Define compose. compose synonyms, compose pronunciation, compose translation, English dictionary definition of compose. create or put together; constitute; to calm one’s mind or body: After the accident, it took me a long time to compose myself.