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Meaning of compose in English
Pronunciation
/kəmˈpoʊz/
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Verb
compose
Etymology
late Middle English (in the general sense ‘put together, construct’): from Old French composer, from Latin componere (see component), but influenced by Latin compositus‘composed’ and Old French poser‘to place’
Definitions
1.
form the substance of
Examples
« Greed and ambition composed his personality »
2.
write music
Examples
« Beethoven composed nine symphonies »
3.
produce a literary work
Examples
« She composed a poem »
« He wrote four novels »
4.
put together out of existing material
Examples
« compile a list »
5.
calm (someone, especially oneself)
Examples
« make quiet »
« She had to compose herself before she could reply to this terrible insult »
6.
draw up the plans or basic details for
Examples
« frame a policy »