COMPOSE
\kəmpˈə͡ʊz], \kəmpˈəʊz], \k_ə_m_p_ˈəʊ_z]\
Definitions of COMPOSE
- 2006 - WordNet 3.0
- 2011 - English Dictionary Database
- 2010 - New Age Dictionary Database
- 1919 - The Winston Simplified Dictionary
- 1919 - The Concise Standard Dictionary of the English Language
- 1899 - The american dictionary of the english language.
- 1894 - The Clarendon dictionary
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form the substance of; "Greed and ambition composed his personality"
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draw up the plans or basic details for; "frame a policy"
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write music; "Beethoven composed nine symphonies"
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calm (someone, especially oneself); make quiet; "She had to compose herself before she could reply to this terrible insult"
By Princeton University
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form the substance of; "Greed and ambition composed his personality"
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draw up the plans or basic details for; "frame a policy"
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write music; "Beethoven composed nine symphonies"
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calm (someone, esp. oneself); make quiet; "She had to compose herself before she could reply to this terrible insult"
By DataStellar Co., Ltd
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To form by putting together two or more things or parts; to put together; to make up; to fashion.
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To form the substance of, or part of the substance of; to constitute.
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To construct by mental labor; to design and execute, or put together, in a manner involving the adaptation of forms of expression to ideas, or to the laws of harmony or proportion; as, to compose a sentence, a sermon, a symphony, or a picture.
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To dispose in proper form; to reduce to order; to put in proper state or condition; to adjust; to regulate.
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To free from agitation or disturbance; to tranquilize; to soothe; to calm; to quiet.
By Oddity Software
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To form by combination; to write, as an author; to make up; to calm; adjust; arrange in proper order; to set (type); put together.
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To engage in composition, as of musical or literary work.
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Composer.
By William Dodge Lewis, Edgar Arthur Singer
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Composer.
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To Make up of parts; construct; form; constitute.
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To tranquilize; calm; reconcile; arrange; settle.
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To engage in composition.
By James Champlin Fernald
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