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compose

/kəm'poʊz/

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verb
make up plans or basic details for
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draw up frame

type of:
plan
verb
produce a literary work
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"She composed a poem"

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indite pen write

type of:
create verbally
verb
put together out of existing material
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compile

type of:
make
verb
write music
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"Beethoven composed nine symphonies"

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write

type of:
create make
verb
calm (someone, especially oneself); make quiet
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"She had to compose herself before she could reply to this terrible insult"

type of:
quieten tranquillize tranquillise lull calm calm down tranquilize still quiet
verb
form the substance of
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"Greed and ambition composed his personality"

type of:
comprise make up be constitute represent

Examples of compose

"She composed a poem"
"Beethoven composed nine symphonies"
"She had to compose herself before she could reply to this terrible insult"
"Greed and ambition composed his personality"