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- pronunciation:
- k
 m
poz
- parts of speech:
- transitive verb, intransitive verb
- phrases:
- compose a number, compose a ten
- features:
- Word Combinations (verb), Word Explorer, Word Parts
| part of speech: |
transitive verb |
| inflections: |
composes, composing, composed |
| definition 1: |
to form or combine into a whole.
The director composed the choir of the best singers from each of the churches.The chef composed the salad of grapefruit wedges, avocado slices, and fresh greens.- synonyms:
- constitute, forge, form, make up
- similar words:
- build, combine, fabricate, fashion, make, manufacture, mold, shape, synthesize, unite, weave
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| definition 2: |
to make up the parts or elements of.
These twenty people compose the class.Coal is composed of organic materials.- synonyms:
- constitute, form
- similar words:
- make up
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| definition 3: |
to create (music or written works).
Beethoven composed nine complete symphonies.I need some time to compose my speech for tomorrow.She's composing a letter of complaint to the school board.- synonyms:
- author, create, originate, write
- similar words:
- arrange, devise, fashion, improvise, make, pen, prepare, produce
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| definition 4: |
to bring or return (oneself) to a state of calm or readiness.
The violinist was nervous but composed himself before making his entrance.You must stop crying now and compose yourself.- synonyms:
- collect
- antonyms:
- abandon
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| definition 5: |
to bring to a state of stillness or quiet.
The master of ceremonies did his best to compose the hysterical crowd.- synonyms:
- calm, pacify, quiet, still
- antonyms:
- agitate, discompose, rile, rouse, stir
- similar words:
- collect, ease, mollify, placate, relax, soothe, tame
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| related words: |
aggregate, allay, assemble, blend, compact, compound, do, draft, embody, score, settle, steady |
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| part of speech: |
intransitive verb |
| definition: |
to create music or written works.
I need silence while I'm composing.- synonyms:
- create, write
- similar words:
- conceive, imagine, improvise, produce
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adverb + (v.)compose
beautifully, carefully, newly, originally, overwhelmingly
(v.)compose
+ adverb
entirely, exclusively, largely, mainly, mostly, predominantly, primarily, principally, solely, wholly
(v.)compose
+ noun
atom,
carbon,
composition,
dioxide,
ecosystem,
element,
entity,
essay,
fragment,
haiku,
hydrogen,
hymn,
improvise,
item,
layer,
letter,
lyric,
melody,
mineral,
music,
narrative,
nitrogen,
opera,
painting,
paragraph,
particle,
piano,
piece,
poem,
poetry,
representative,
rhythm,
score,
sentence,
sequence,
song,
symphony,
text,
theme,
tune,
variation,
verse
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| phrase: |
compose a number, compose a ten |
The word compose
contains the following part:
com-
Latin
prefix
that means with, together
  More about this word part:
The prefix com-
attaches to Latin bases beginning with m, p, or b. It has multiple forms, as the 'm' sound in com-
assimilates to the initial sound of the base to which it is attached. See the assimilated forms col-, con-, cor-, and co-. Note: com-
is frequently an intensive prefix, as in " commemorate
" and " command
."
Example words:
accomplish, combat, combine, commerce, commercial, commingle, commission, commissioner, commit, comparison, complex, comport, comprehend, incomprehensible, command, commemorate, commute, compare, compel, complacent, complete, complement, complicate, compliment, compose, component, compound1, compulsory, compulsive, computer, compute
- synonyms:
- syn-
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