Definitions for COMPOSE
kəmˈpoʊzcom·pose

Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:1.8 / 5 votes

1. composeverb

   form the substance of

   "Greed and ambition composed his personality"

2. compose, writeverb

   write music

   "Beethoven composed nine symphonies"

3. write, compose, pen, inditeverb

   produce a literary work

   "She composed a poem"; "He wrote four novels"

4. compose, compileverb

   put together out of existing material

   "compile a list"

5. composeverb

   calm (someone, especially oneself); make quiet

   "She had to compose herself before she could reply to this terrible insult"

6. frame, compose, draw upverb

   make up plans or basic details for

   "frame a policy"

WiktionaryRate this definition:2.0 / 2 votes

1. composeverb

   To make something by merging parts.

2. composeverb

   To make up the whole; to constitute.

3. composeverb

   To comprise.

4. composeverb

   To construct by mental labor; to think up; particularly, to produce or create a literary or musical work.

5. composeverb

   To calm oneself down.

   The defendant couldn't compose herself and was found in contempt.

6. composeverb

   To arrange the elements of a photograph or other picture.

7. composeverb

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

8. Etymology: From composer, from componere, from com- + ponere

Samuel Johnson's DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. To COMPOSEverb

   Etymology: composer, Fr. compono, Latin.

   1. To form a mass by joining different things together.

   Zeal ought to be composed of the highest degrees of all pious affections. Thomas Sprat.

   2. To place any thing in its proper form and method.

   In a peaceful grave my corps compose. John Dryden, Æn.

   3. To dispose; to put in the proper state for any purpose.

   The whole army seemed well composed to obtain that by their swords, which they could not by their pen. Edward Hyde, b. viii.

   4. To put together a discourse or sentence.

   Words so pleasing to God, as those which the son of God himself hath composed, were not possible for men to frame. Richard Hooker, b. v. sect. 35.

   5. To constitute by being parts of a whole.

   Nor did Israel ’scape
   Th’ infection, when their borrow’d gold compos’d
   The calf in Oreb. John Milton, Paradise Lost, b. i. l. 483.

   A few useful things, confounded with many trifles, fill their memories, and compose their intellectual possessions. Isaac Watts.

   6. To calm; to quiet.

   He would undertake the journey with him, by which all his fears would be composed. Edward Hyde, b. viii.

   You, that had taught them to subdue their foes,
   Cou’d order teach, and their high sp’rits compose. Edmund Waller.

   Compose thy mind;
   Nor frauds are here contriv’d, nor force design’d. Dryden.

   He, having a full sway and command over the water, had power to still and compose it, as well as to move and disturb it. John Woodward, Natural History, p. iii.

   Yet to compose this midnight noise,
   Go, freely search where-e’er you please. Matthew Prior.

   7. To adjust the mind to any business, by freeing it from disturbance.

   The mind being thus disquieted, may not be able easily to compose and settle itself to prayer. Brian Duppa, Rules for Devotion.

   We beseech thee to compose her thoughts, and preserve her reason, during her sickness. Jonathan Swift.

   8. To adjust; to settle; as, to compose a difference.9. [With printers.] To arrange the letters; to put the letters in order in the forms.10. [In musick.] To form a tune from the different musical notes.

ChatGPTRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. compose

   Compose primarily means to create or put together something by combining various elements or ingredients. In music, it refers to creating a piece of music; in writing, it means creating a piece of literature; and in mathematics, it refers to combining functions.

Webster DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Composeverb

   to form by putting together two or more things or parts; to put together; to make up; to fashion

2. Composeverb

   to form the substance of, or part of the substance of; to constitute

3. Composeverb

   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

4. Composeverb

   to dispose in proper form; to reduce to order; to put in proper state or condition; to adjust; to regulate

5. Composeverb

   to free from agitation or disturbance; to tranquilize; to soothe; to calm; to quiet

6. Composeverb

   to arrange (types) in a composing stick in order for printing; to set (type)

7. Composeverb

   to come to terms

8. Etymology: [F. composer; com- + poser to place. The sense is that of L. componere, but the origin is different. See Pose, v. t.]

Chambers 20th Century DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Compose

   kom-pōz′, 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 Compositæ, 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. [Fr. composer, from L. cum, and pausāre, to cease, to rest.]

Editors ContributionRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. compose

   To create.

   He did compose music and was very grateful for that ability.

   
   

   Submitted by MaryC on March 14, 2020  

2. ---

   compose

   To form matter.

   The teeth are composed of enamel.

   
   

   Submitted by MaryC on March 14, 2020  

Matched Categories

1. • Calm
   • Make
   • Make Up
   • Plan

British National Corpus

1. Verbs Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'COMPOSE' in Verbs Frequency: #640

How to pronounce COMPOSE?

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   Mark

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   Daniel

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   Libby

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   Mia

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   Karen

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Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of COMPOSE in Chaldean Numerology is: 1

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of COMPOSE in Pythagorean Numerology is: 5

Examples of COMPOSE in a Sentence

1. Arlen Ettinger:

   The greatest prize of all, I think I'm safe in saying, is Duke Ellington's white baby grand piano on which he was known to compose much of his music.

2. Moris kk:

   Use online tutoring services if you don't find anything to compose your academic paper or homework.

3. R.L. Giles:

   In parting, Compose a beautiful goodbye And the bliss will live on in memories symphony.

4. Ludwig van Beethoven:

   I have never thought of writing for reputation and honor. What I have in my heart must come out; that is the reason why I compose.

5. Auguste Renoir:

   If the painter works directly from nature, he ultimately looks for nothing but momentary effects he does not try to compose, and soon he gets monotonous.

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References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=COMPOSE
2. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Compose
3. ^ Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
   https://johnsonsdictionaryonline.com/views/search.php?term=COMPOSE
4. ^ ChatGPT
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5. ^ Webster Dictionary
   https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/COMPOSE
6. ^ Chambers 20th Century Dictionary
   https://www.gutenberg.org/files/37683/37683-h/37683-h.htm#:~:text=COMPOSE