compose
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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.
Not to be confused with:
comprise – to include all; contain: Fifty states comprise the Union.
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com·pose
(kəm-pōz′)v. com·posed, com·pos·ing, com·pos·es
v.tr.
1. To make up the constituent parts of; constitute or form: an exhibit composed of French paintings; the many ethnic groups that compose our nation. See Usage Note at comprise.
2. To make or create by putting together parts or elements.
3. To create or produce (a literary or musical piece).
4. To make (oneself) calm or tranquil: Compose yourself and deal with the problems logically.
5. To settle or adjust; reconcile: They managed to compose their differences.
6. To arrange aesthetically or artistically.
7. Printing To arrange or set (type or matter to be printed).
v.intr.
1. To create a literary or musical piece.
2. Printing To set type.
[Middle English composen, from Old French composer, alteration (influenced by poser, to put, place) of Latin compōnere; see component.]
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compose
(kəmˈpəʊz)vb (mainly tr)
1. to put together or make up by combining; put in proper order
2. to be the component elements of
3. (Music, other) to produce or create (a musical or literary work)
4. (Literary & Literary Critical Terms) to produce or create (a musical or literary work)
5. (Music, other) (intr) to write music
6. to calm (someone, esp oneself); make quiet
7. to adjust or settle (a quarrel, etc)
8. (Art Terms) to order the elements of (a painting, sculpture, etc); design
9. (Printing, Lithography & Bookbinding) printing to set up (type)
[C15: from Old French composer, from Latin compōnere to put in place; see component]
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com•pose
(kəmˈpoʊz)v. -posed, -pos•ing. v.t.
1. to be or constitute the parts, elements, or materials of; make up; form the basis of: a sauce composed of many ingredients.
2. to make or form by combining things, parts, or elements: to compose a speech from research notes.
3. to create (a musical, literary, or choreographic work).
4. to put or dispose in proper form or order.
5. to arrange the elements of, esp. in an aesthetic manner.
6. to end or settle (a quarrel, dispute, etc.): The union and management composed their differences.
7. to bring (oneself, one's mind, etc.) to a condition of calmness, repose, etc.; calm; settle.
8.
v.i. a. to set (type).
b. to set type for (an article, book, etc.).
9. to engage in composition, esp. musical composition.
10. to enter into composition; fall into an arrangement.
[1375–1425; late Middle English < Middle French composer]
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compose
Past participle: composed
Gerund: composing
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Verb | 1. | compose - form the substance of; "Greed and ambition composed his personality" constitute, make up, comprise, be, represent - form or compose; "This money is my only income"; "The stone wall was the backdrop for the performance"; "These constitute my entire belonging"; "The children made up the chorus"; "This sum represents my entire income for a year"; "These few men comprise his entire army" |
2. | compose - write music; "Beethoven composed nine symphonies" music - an artistic form of auditory communication incorporating instrumental or vocal tones in a structured and continuous manner counterpoint - write in counterpoint; "Bach perfected the art of counterpointing" set to music - write (music) for (a text) score - write a musical score for instrumentate, instrument - write an instrumental score for | |
3. | compose - produce a literary work; "She composed a poem"; "He wrote four novels" authorship, penning, writing, composition - the act of creating written works; "writing was a form of therapy for him"; "it was a matter of disputed authorship" draw - write a legal document or paper; "The deed was drawn in the lawyer's office" create verbally - create with or from words lyric - write lyrics for (a song) profile - write about; "The author of this article profiles a famous painter" paragraph - write paragraphs; work as a paragrapher paragraph - write about in a paragraph; "All her friends were paragraphed in last Monday's paper" write off - write something fluently, and without hesitation dash off, fling off, scratch off, toss off, knock off - write quickly; "She dashed off a note to her husband saying she would not be home for supper"; "He scratched off a thank-you note to the hostess" rewrite - rewrite so as to make fit to suit a new or different purpose; "re-write a play for use in schools" write copy - write for commercial publications; "She writes copy for Harper's Bazaar" poetise, poetize, verse, versify - compose verses or put into verse; "He versified the ancient saga" author - be the author of; "She authored this play" annotate, footnote - add explanatory notes to or supply with critical comments; "The scholar annotated the early edition of a famous novel" publish, write - have (one's written work) issued for publication; "How many books did Georges Simenon write?"; "She published 25 books during her long career" script - write a script for; "The playwright scripted the movie" | |
4. | compose - put together out of existing material; "compile a list" cobble together, cobble up - put together hastily anthologise, anthologize - compile an anthology make - make by shaping or bringing together constituents; "make a dress"; "make a cake"; "make a wall of stones" | |
5. | compose - calm (someone, especially oneself); make quiet; "She had to compose herself before she could reply to this terrible insult" calm, still, tranquilize, tranquillise, tranquillize, calm down, quiet, quieten, lull - make calm or still; "quiet the dragons of worry and fear" | |
6. | compose - make up plans or basic details for; "frame a policy" plan - make plans for something; "He is planning a trip with his family" |
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compose
verb
1. put together, make up, constitute, comprise, make, build, form, fashion, construct, compound They agreed to form a council composed of leaders of the rival factions.
put together destroy, dismantle, demolish, obliterate, bulldoze, raze
put together destroy, dismantle, demolish, obliterate, bulldoze, raze
compose yourself calm, still, control, settle, collect, quiet, soothe, pull yourself together She quickly composed herself before she entered the room.
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compose
verb1. To be the constituent parts of:
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Translations
يُؤلِّفيُكَوِّنيَهْدَأ
sepsatskládatsložituklidnit
fatte sigforfattekomponeresammensætte
koostamaloomamoodustamarahunemasisaldama
käsittääkoostaakootamuodostaarauhoittua
lecsillapodikzenét szerez
róa sig, stilla sigsemjasetja saman
komponuotikompozicijakompozitoriuskūrinyskūryba
komponētnomierinātnomierinātiessacerētsastādīt
skladať
skladati
bestelemekoluşturmaktoparlamakyazmak
compose
[kəmˈpəʊz] VTCollins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005
compose
[kəmˈpəʊz] vt [+ music, symphony, song] → composer
[+ letter] → rédiger
to compose o.s. → se calmer, se maîtriser
(= constitute) to be composed of → se composer de
Collins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005
compose
vt
music → komponieren; letter → abfassen, aufsetzen; poem, e-mail → verfassen; “compose” (e-mail) → „neue Nachricht“
(= constitute, make up) → bilden; to be composed of → sich zusammensetzen aus; water is composed of … → Wasser besteht aus …
to compose oneself → sich sammeln; to compose one’s features → sich wieder in die Gewalt bekommen; to compose one’s thoughts → Ordnung in seine Gedanken bringen
(Typ) → setzen
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compose
[kəmˈpəʊz] vtCollins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995
compose
(kəmˈpəuz) verb1. to form by putting parts together. A word is composed of several letters.
2. to write (eg music, poetry etc). Mozart began to compose when he was six years old.
3. to control (oneself) after being upset.
comˈposed adjective (of people) quiet and calm. She looked quite composed.
comˈposer noun a writer, especially of a piece of music.
composition (kompəˈziʃən) noun1. something composed, eg music. his latest composition.
2. the act of composing. the difficulties of composition.
3. an essay written as a school exercise. The children had to write a composition about their holiday.
4. the parts of which a thing is made. Have you studied the composition of the chemical?
comˈposure (-ʒə) noun calmness. I admired her composure.
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