Compose

[kəm'pəʊz] or [kəm'poz]

Definition

(verb.) put together out of existing material; 'compile a list'.

(verb.) write music; 'Beethoven composed nine symphonies'.

(verb.) calm (someone, especially oneself); make quiet; 'She had to compose herself before she could reply to this terrible insult'.

(verb.) form the substance of; 'Greed and ambition composed his personality'.

Checked by Aurora--From WordNet

Definition

(v. t.) To form by putting together two or more things or parts; to put together; to make up; to fashion.

(v. t.) To form the substance of, or part of the substance of; to constitute.

(v. t.) 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.

(v. t.) To dispose in proper form; to reduce to order; to put in proper state or condition; to adjust; to regulate.

(v. t.) To free from agitation or disturbance; to tranquilize; to soothe; to calm; to quiet.

(v. t.) To arrange (types) in a composing stick in order for printing; to set (type).

(v. i.) To come to terms.

Typist: Ted

Synonyms and Synonymous

v. a. [1]. Constitute, form, make, compound, put together, make up.[2]. Indite, write, frame, draw up, put or set down in writing, express by writing.[3]. Adjust, settle, regulate.[4]. Tranquillize, assuage, soothe, appease, pacify, calm, still, quiet, quell.

Checker: Myrna

Synonyms and Antonyms

SYN:Construct, compile, soothe, allay, calm, put_together, constitute, draw_up,frame, form, pacify, mitigate, settle, adjust, write

ANT:Analyze, awaken, stir, dissect, criticise, irritate, excite

Inputed by Carlo

Definition

v.t. to form by putting two or more parts or things together: to place in proper order to put together to arrange artistically the elements of a landscape for painting: to settle or set at rest: to soothe: to set up or place types in order for printing: to originate or write as author to set to music.—p.adj. Composed′ settled quiet calm.—adv. Compos′edly.—ns. Compos′edness; Compos′er a writer an author esp. of a piece of music.—adj. Com′posite made up of two or more distinct parts: (archit.) a blending of the Ionic and the Corinthian orders: (bot.) belonging to the natural order Composit having compound or composite flowers—heads of flowers composed of a number of florets on a common receptacle surrounded by bracts forming a leafy involucre like single flowers.—adv. Com′positely.—ns. Com′positeness; Compos′ing-stick an instrument with a sliding adjustment used for holding printing-types before they are put on the galley; Compos′ition the act of putting together or that which is put together: the thing composed as a work in literature music or painting: mental constitution: artistic manner style in writing or painting: a coming together or agreement an arrangement or compromise: a certain percentage which creditors agree to accept in lieu of the full payment of a bankrupt's debts: (mech.) the compounding of two velocities or forces into a single velocity or force which shall be their equivalent.—adj. Compos′itive.—ns. Compos′itor one who puts together or sets up types for printing; Com′post Compost′ure (Shak.) a mixture for manure: a kind of plaster; Compō′sure calmness: self-possession: tranquillity.—Composite candle one made of a mixture of stearic acid and the stearin of coco-nut oil; Composite carriage a railway-carriage with compartments of different classes; Composite portrait a single portrait produced by combining those of a number of persons; Composition of a felony the act of abstaining from prosecution for some consideration—itself punishable by fine and imprisonment.

Typed by Eliza

Examples

Checker: Vernon

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