Definition of Compose

1. Verb. Form the substance of. "Greed and ambition composed his personality"

Generic synonyms: Be, Comprise, Constitute, Make Up, Represent
Derivative terms: Component

2. Verb. Write music. "Did he compose his major works over a short period of time?"; "Beethoven composed nine symphonies"
Exact synonyms: Write
Category relationships: Music
Generic synonyms: Create, Make
Specialized synonyms: Counterpoint, Set To Music, Arrange, Set, Score, Melodise, Melodize, Harmonise, Harmonize, Instrument, Instrumentate
Derivative terms: Composer, Composing, Composition, Composition

3. Verb. Produce a literary work. "Sam and Sue compose the movie "; "He wrote four novels"

4. Verb. Put together out of existing material. "Compile a list"
Exact synonyms: Compile
Specialized synonyms: Cobble Together, Cobble Up, Anthologise, Anthologize, Catalog, Catalogue
Generic synonyms: Make
Derivative terms: Compilation, Compilation, Compiler, Compiling, Compositor

5. Verb. Calm (someone, especially oneself); make quiet. "She had to compose herself before she could reply to this terrible insult"
Generic synonyms: Calm, Calm Down, Lull, Quiet, Quieten, Still, Tranquilize, Tranquillise, Tranquillize
Derivative terms: Composure

6. Verb. Make up plans or basic details for. "Frame a policy"
Exact synonyms: Draw Up, Frame
Generic synonyms: Plan
Derivative terms: Framer, Framing

Definition of Compose

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

2. v. i. To come to terms.

Definition of Compose

1. Verb. (transitive) To make something by merging parts. (defdate from later 15th c.) ¹

2. Verb. (transitive) To make up the whole; to constitute. ¹

3. Verb. (transitive nonstandard) To comprise. ¹

4. Verb. (transitive or intransitive) To construct by mental labor; to think up; particularly, to produce or create a literary or musical work. ¹

5. Verb. (reflexive) To calm oneself down. ¹

6. Verb. To arrange the elements of a photograph or other picture. ¹

7. Verb. To settle (an argument, dispute etc.); to come to a settlement. ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Compose

1. to form the substance of [v -POSED, -POSING, -POSES]

Lexicographical Neighbors of Compose

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