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compose

/kəmˈpəʊz/

Phonetics

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verb

  • To make something by merging parts.

    Example: The editor composed a historical journal from many individual letters.
  • To make up the whole; to constitute.

    Example: A church is composed of its members.
  • To comprise.

  • To construct by mental labor; to think up; particularly, to produce or create a literary or musical work.

    Example: It's difficult to compose without absolute silence.
  • (sometimes reflexive) To calm; to free from agitation.

    Example: The defendant couldn't compose herself and was found in contempt.
  • To arrange the elements of a photograph or other picture.

  • To settle (an argument, dispute etc.); to come to a settlement.

  • To arrange in proper form; to reduce to order; to put in proper state or condition.

  • To arrange (types) in a composing stick for printing; to typeset.