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   compose

   /kəmˈpəʊz/

   verb

   • 1. write or create (a work of art, especially music or poetry): "he composed the First Violin Sonata four years earlier" Similar writecreatedevisemake upthink upframeformulatefashionproduceoriginateinventcontriveconcoctpenauthordraftliterary:rhymesingversearchaic:indite
   • ▪ phrase (a letter or piece of writing) with great care and thought: "the first sentence is so hard to compose"
   • ▪ form (a whole) by ordering or arranging the parts, especially in an artistic way: "compose and draw a still life" Similar designarrangeplanorganizework outframebalanceordermap outconstructput togethershapeformconcoct
   • 2. (of elements) constitute or make up (a whole, or a specified part of it): "the National Congress is composed of ten senators" Similar make upconstituteformcomprise
   • 3. calm or settle (oneself or one's features or thoughts): "she tried to compose herself"
   • ▪ settle (a dispute): archaic "the king, with some difficulty, composed this difference"
   • 4. prepare (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"

   Word 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’.

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   What does composing mean?

   • , com·posed, com·pos·ing. to engage in composition, especially musical composition. a scene that composes well. First recorded in 1375–1425; late Middle English word from Middle French word composer. See com-, pose 1

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   Is compose a continuous word?

   • Consist, comprise and compose are all verbs used to describe what something is ‘made of’. We don’t use them in continuous forms. … The opera was composed in 1931 but wasn’t performed until 1940. The metropolitan area is composed of New York City and parts of New Jersey and Connecticut.

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   What does it mean to compose something?

   • Good question! Basically, to compose something is to put parts together that form a (new) whole. You can compose a piece of music, a picture, an e-mail, the design of a chair, building, etc. But often composition refers to music.

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   What is compose verb?

   • Definition of compose verb from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary [transitive, intransitive] compose (something) to write music Mozart composed his last opera shortly before he died. [transitive] compose a letter/speech/poem to write a letter, etc. usually with a lot of care and thought She composed a letter of protest.

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   To compose is to put something together, like a song, poem, or even yourself. You might want to compose yourself before returning to the party after a good cry.

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