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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Origin of recompose

First recorded in 1605–15; re- + compose

OTHER WORDS FROM recompose

re·com·po·si·tion

[ree-kom-puh-zish-uhn], /ˌri kɒm pəˈzɪʃ ən/, noun

Words nearby recompose

recommendatory, recommended daily allowance, recommended dietary allowance, recommit, recompense, recompose, recompression chamber, recon, reconcentration, reconcilable, reconcile

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How to use recompose in a sentence

The face itself does not vanish, or but decomposes to recompose.
The Browning Cyclopdia|Edward Berdoe
To restore it is to annihilate the work of centuries, to recompose an ordinary pastiche with no clat.
How France Built Her Cathedrals|Elizabeth Boyle O'Reilly
Mrs. Chiverton was sorry; perhaps a walk in the park would recompose the little man.
The Vicissitudes of Bessie Fairfax|Harriet Parr
As with the overture, Rossini did not attempt to recompose this number either.
The Complete Opera Book|Gustav Kobb

But the maid was back before she was able to recompose herself.
The Tigress|Anne Warner

British Dictionary definitions for recompose

recompose

/ (ˌriːkəmˈpəʊz) /

verb (tr)

to restore to composure or calmness

to arrange or compose again; reform

Derived forms of recompose

recomposition (ˌriːkɒmpəˈzɪʃən), noun

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