COMPOSE


Meaning of COMPOSE in English

kəmˈpōz verb

( -ed/-ing/-s )

Etymology: Middle French composer, modification (influenced by poser to put, place) of Latin componere to put together, arrange (perfect stem compos- ), from com- + ponere to put, place — more at position , pose

transitive verb

1.

a. : to form by putting together two or more things, elements, or parts : put together : fashion — now usually in passive

a well- composed body

the assembly was composed of delegates from every state in the union

b. : to form the substance of : constitute

for the most part avarice and envy composed his personality

— now used chiefly in passive

a soup composed of many ingredients

c.

(1) : to put (type) together piece by piece

(2) : to assemble (as text to be printed) character by character and line by line

(3) : to arrange (as input text) into galleys or pages

the computer composes a galley and produces an output tape for a photocomposer

2. : to create by mental or artistic labor : design and execute or put together (as by adapting forms of expression to ideas or to laws of harmony or proportion) : create: as

a. : write

compose a book of poems

: produce

compose a ballad

compose a history of English law

b.

(1) : to formulate and write (a piece of music)

composed a number of stirring marches

(2) : to formulate music for

composed several charming songs

3. : to treat, deal with, or act on so as to reduce (as points at issue) to an innocuous minimum

compose disputes

when labor and management cannot compose their differences — H.S.Truman

4. : to arrange in a fitting, proper, or orderly way : free from an appearance of agitation or disturbance

compose her clothing

the two men had laid him on the bed and composed his limbs — Sheridan Le Fanu

5. : calm , settle , tranquilize

compose a patient

compose his passions

: adjust (as oneself or one's feelings) especially by suppressing or overcoming agitation and achieving calm

life moves on … and one must compose oneself to meet it — Rose Macaulay

intransitive verb

1. : to practice composition (as of literary, musical, or typographical work) : create

at the age of 10 he was composing at the piano

2. obsolete : to come to terms

Synonyms: see calm

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