recompose
[ ree-kuhm-pohz ]
/ ˌri kəmˈpoʊz /
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verb (used with object), re·com·posed, re·com·pos·ing.
to compose again; reconstitute; rearrange.
to restore to composure or calmness.
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OTHER WORDS FROM recompose
re·com·po·si·tion [ree-kom-puh-zish-uhn], /ˌri kɒm pəˈzɪʃ ən/, nounWords nearby recompose
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recompose
/ (ˌriːkəmˈpəʊz) /
verb (tr)
to restore to composure or calmness
to arrange or compose again; reform
Derived forms of recompose
recomposition (ˌriːkɒmpəˈzɪʃən), nounCollins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition
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