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Meaning of 'compose' (Webster Dictionary)

1 . Compose [ v. i.]
- To come to terms.
2 . Compose [ v. t.]
- To form by putting together two or more things or parts; to put together; to make up; to fashion.
- To form the substance of, or part of the substance of; to constitute.
- To construct by mental labor; to design and execute, or put together, in a manner involving the adaptation of forms of expression to ideas, or to the laws of harmony or proportion; as, to compose a sentence, a sermon, a symphony, or a picture.
- To dispose in proper form; to reduce to order; to put in proper state or condition; to adjust; to regulate.
- To free from agitation or disturbance; to tranquilize; to soothe; to calm; to quiet.
- To arrange (types) in a composing stick in order for printing; to set (type).

Meaning of 'compose' (Princeton's WordNet)

1 . compose [ v]
Meaning (1):
- write music
Example in sentence:
  • Beethoven composed nine symphonies
Meaning (2):
- put together out of existing material
Example in sentence:
  • compile a list
Meaning (3):
- make up plans or basic details for
Example in sentence:
  • frame a policy
Meaning (4):
- form the substance of
Example in sentence:
  • Greed and ambition composed his personality
Meaning (5):
- produce a literary work
Example in sentence:
  • He wrote four novels;
  • She composed a poem
Meaning (6):
- calm (someone, especially oneself); make quiet
Example in sentence:
  • She had to compose herself before she could reply to this terrible insult

Nearby Words:

com- coma comanches comart comate comatose comatous comatula comatulid comb

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