v.
Pronunciation: k ə m- ' p ō z
Function: verb
Inflected Form: com · posed ; com · pos · ing
Etymology: Middle English, from Anglo-French composer, from Latin componere (perf. indicative composui ) ― more at COMPOUND
Date: 15th century
transitive verb
1 a : to form by putting together : FASHION <a committee composed of three representatives ― Current Biog. > b : to form the substance of : CONSTITUTE < composed of many ingredients> c : to produce (as columns or pages of type) by composition
2 a : to create by mental or artistic labor : PRODUCE < compose a sonnet> b (1) : to formulate and write (a piece of music) (2) : to compose music for
3 : to deal with or act on so as to reduce to a minimum < compose their differences>
4 : to arrange in proper or orderly form
5 : to free from agitation : CALM , SETTLE < composed himself>
intransitive verb : to practice composition