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compose

/kəmˈpəʊz

verb [with object]

1Write or create (a work of art, especially music or poetry): he composed the First Violin Sonata four years earlier...

He also composed music, wrote poetry, had at least two books published and was a very accomplished artist.
Brahms had all but given up before tonight's works were composed, having written his will in 1891 and gone into a self-imposed retirement.
Next is a video journal of Crowe's preparations for the role, set to music largely composed by him.

Synonyms

write, create, devise, make up, think up, frame, formulate, fashion, produce, originate, invent, contrive, concoct;

pen, author, draft

literary rhyme, sing, verse

archaic indite

1.1Phrase (a letter or piece of writing) with great care and thought: the first sentence is so hard to compose...

Your elderly letter writers who have a hard time composing a good letter are just out of luck unless they have an angel, eh?
There is a splendid tale of the latter, his pen dripping in irony and vitriol, composing a letter to the United board congratulating them on their ground improvements in the aftermath of his own promises to build a new stadium.
She has already raised £6,500 for the home by composing an appeal letter seeking donations for the hospice at Oxenhope.

1.2Form (a whole) by ordering or arranging the parts, especially in an artistic way: compose and draw a still life...

Phillips first composes his arrangements using design software, then executes them in oils on rectangular canvases and circular panels.
She uses decoration deliberately, as a contextual strategy and artistic choice to compose her pictorial space.
The Chinese artists rather compose the final design from several blocks.

Synonyms

design, arrange, plan, organize, work out, frame, balance, order, map out, construct, put together, shape, form, concoct

2(Of elements) constitute or make up (a whole, or a specified part of it): the National Congress is composed of ten senators Christians compose 40 per cent of the state’s population...

In essence, what I found was that guerrilla warfare is composed of three elements.
Mineral crystal is glass, which is composed of several elements that aid in resisting scratches (it is seven times harder than acrylic crystal).
The driver's figure is composed of relatively few elements and, perched on a buckboard, seems diminutive in comparison to the neighboring group.

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make up, constitute, form, comprise

3Calm or settle (oneself or one’s features or thoughts): she tried to compose herself...

He had recovered from his scare but the walking hadn't helped his struggle to compose himself.
I wipe the tears from my eyes and struggle to compose myself.
Even as he watched, she wiped a tear from her cheek, and visibly struggled to compose herself.

Synonyms

calm down, settle down, control oneself, regain/recover one's composure, pull oneself together, get control of oneself, collect oneself, steady oneself, keep one's head, simmer down

informal get a grip, keep one's cool, keep one's shirt on

North American informal decompress, stay loose

3.1 archaic Settle (a dispute): the king, with some difficulty, composed this difference

4Prepare (a text) for printing by manually, mechanically, or electronically setting up the letters and other characters in the order to be printed: in offices where close-set text was composed both men and women pieceworkers were normally employed...

He built an electronic printing system that would allow business customers to compose documents on an online template.
Once pages were composed, therefore, there was very little time for proof-correction before they had to be printed off and the types reused.

Usage

For an explanation of the differences between compose and comprise, see comprise (usage).

Origin

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'.

单词	compose
释义	compose /kəmˈpəʊz / verb [with object] 1Write or create (a work of art, especially music or poetry): he composed the First Violin Sonata four years earlier... He also composed music, wrote poetry, had at least two books published and was a very accomplished artist. Brahms had all but given up before tonight's works were composed, having written his will in 1891 and gone into a self-imposed retirement. Next is a video journal of Crowe's preparations for the role, set to music largely composed by him. Synonyms write, create, devise, make up, think up, frame, formulate, fashion, produce, originate, invent, contrive, concoct; pen, author, draft literary rhyme, sing, verse archaic indite 1.1Phrase (a letter or piece of writing) with great care and thought: the first sentence is so hard to compose... Your elderly letter writers who have a hard time composing a good letter are just out of luck unless they have an angel, eh? There is a splendid tale of the latter, his pen dripping in irony and vitriol, composing a letter to the United board congratulating them on their ground improvements in the aftermath of his own promises to build a new stadium. She has already raised £6,500 for the home by composing an appeal letter seeking donations for the hospice at Oxenhope. 1.2Form (a whole) by ordering or arranging the parts, especially in an artistic way: compose and draw a still life... Phillips first composes his arrangements using design software, then executes them in oils on rectangular canvases and circular panels. She uses decoration deliberately, as a contextual strategy and artistic choice to compose her pictorial space. The Chinese artists rather compose the final design from several blocks. Synonyms design, arrange, plan, organize, work out, frame, balance, order, map out, construct, put together, shape, form, concoct 2(Of elements) constitute or make up (a whole, or a specified part of it): the National Congress is composed of* ten senators* Christians compose 40 per cent of the state’s population... In essence, what I found was that guerrilla warfare is composed of three elements. Mineral crystal is glass, which is composed of several elements that aid in resisting scratches (it is seven times harder than acrylic crystal). The driver's figure is composed of relatively few elements and, perched on a buckboard, seems diminutive in comparison to the neighboring group. Synonyms make up, constitute, form, comprise 3Calm or settle (oneself or one’s features or thoughts): she tried to compose herself... He had recovered from his scare but the walking hadn't helped his struggle to compose himself. I wipe the tears from my eyes and struggle to compose myself. Even as he watched, she wiped a tear from her cheek, and visibly struggled to compose herself. Synonyms calm down, settle down, control oneself, regain/recover one's composure, pull oneself together, get control of oneself, collect oneself, steady oneself, keep one's head, simmer down informal get a grip, keep one's cool, keep one's shirt on North American informal decompress, stay loose 3.1 archaic Settle (a dispute): the king, with some difficulty, composed this difference 4Prepare (a text) for printing by manually, mechanically, or electronically setting up the letters and other characters in the order to be printed: in offices where close-set text was composed both men and women pieceworkers were normally employed... He built an electronic printing system that would allow business customers to compose documents on an online template. Once pages were composed, therefore, there was very little time for proof-correction before they had to be printed off and the types reused. Usage For an explanation of the differences between compose and comprise, see comprise (usage). Origin 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'. Rhymes appose, arose, Bose, brose, chose, close, diagnose, self-diagnose, doze, enclose, expose, foreclose, froze, hose, impose, interpose, juxtapose, Montrose, noes, nose, oppose, plainclothes, pose, propose, prose, rose, suppose, those, transpose, underexpose, uprose
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