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compose
[ kuhm-pohz ]
/ kəmˈpoʊz /
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verb (used with object), com·posed, com·pos·ing.
verb (used without object), com·posed, com·pos·ing.
to engage in composition, especially musical composition.
to enter into composition; fall into an arrangement: a scene that composes well.
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Origin of compose
OTHER WORDS FROM compose
com·pos·a·ble, adjectiveun·com·pos·a·ble, adjectiveWORDS THAT MAY BE CONFUSED WITH compose
compose , compriseWords nearby compose
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British Dictionary definitions for compose
compose
/ (kəmˈpəʊz) /
verb (mainly tr)
Word Origin for compose
C15: from Old French composer, from Latin compōnere to put in place; see component
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