COMPOSE


Meaning of COMPOSE in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ kəm-ˈpōz ]

verb

( com·posed ; com·pos·ing )

Etymology: Middle English, from Anglo-French composer, from Latin componere (perfect 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 Biography

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

Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary.      Энциклопедический словарь английского языка Merriam Webster.