recompose

[ ree-kuhm-pohz ]

verb (used with object)

, re·com·posed, re·com·pos·ing.

1. to compose again; reconstitute; rearrange.
2. to restore to composure or calmness.

recompose

/ ˌriːkəmˈpəʊz; ˌriːkɒmpəˈzɪʃən /

verb

1. to restore to composure or calmness
2. to arrange or compose again; reform

Derived Forms

• recomposition, noun

Other Words From

• re·com·po·si·tion [ree-kom-p, uh, -, zish, -, uh, n], noun

Word History and Origins

Origin of recompose¹

First recorded in 1605–15; re- + compose

Example Sentences

The face itself does not vanish, or but decomposes to recompose.

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To restore it is to annihilate the work of centuries, to recompose an ordinary pastiche with no clat.

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Mrs. Chiverton was sorry; perhaps a walk in the park would recompose the little man.

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As with the overture, Rossini did not attempt to recompose this number either.

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But the maid was back before she was able to recompose herself.

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