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Merriam-Webster's Collegiate Dictionary com·pose (com·posed ; com·pos·ing) ETYMOLOGY Middle English, from Anglo-French composer,from Latin componere (perfect indicative composui) — more at compound DATE 15th century transitive verb 1. a. to form by putting together : fashion a committee composed of three representatives — Current Biography b. to form the substance of : constitute composed of many ingredients c. to produce (as columns or pages of type) by composition 2. a. to create by mental or artistic labor : produce compose a sonnet b. (1) to formulate and write (a piece of music) (2) to compose music for 3. to deal with or act on so as to reduce to a minimum compose their differences 4. to arrange in proper or orderly form 5. to free from agitation : calm , settle composed himself intransitive verb : to practice composition English Etymology compose 1475, from O.Fr . composer "put together, arrange" (12c.), from com- "with" + poser "to place," from L.L. pausare "to cease, lay down," ult. from L. ponere "to put, place" (see position). Meaning infl. in http://O.Fr O.Fr . by componere (see composite). Musical sense is from 1590s.http://O.Fr Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary-牛津双解-OALD7 compose com·pose / kEm5pEuz; NAmE -5pouz / verb1. [VN] [no passive] (not used in the progressive tenses 不用于进行时) (formal) to combine together to form a whole 组成,构成(一个整体) SYN make up :
Ten men compose the committee. 委员会由十人组成。 ⇨ see also composed (1) ⇨ note at consist of 2. to write music 作曲；创作(音乐): ▪ [VN] Mozart composed his last opera shortly before he died. 莫扎特在创作出他最后一部歌剧后不久便去世了。 ▪ [also V] 3. [VN] ~ a letter / speech / poem to write a letter, etc. usually with a lot of care and thought 撰写(信函、讲稿、诗歌等): She composed a letter of protest. 她写了一封抗议信。 4. [VN] [no passive] (formal) to manage to control your feelings or expression 使镇静；使平静: Emma frowned, making an effort to compose herself. 埃玛皱起了眉头,努力使自己镇定下来。 I was so confused that I could hardly compose my thoughts. 我心烦意乱难以镇定思绪。 ⇨ see also composure Oxford Collocations Dictionary for Students of English compose verb ADV. specially music specially composed for the occasion Merriam-Webster's Collegiate Thesaurus-11th Edition v. Function: verb 1 Synonyms: CONSTITUTE 1, comprise, form, make, make up Related Words: consist (of) 2 to bring into being by mental and especially artistic effort FF1C;compose a ballad or a history of EnglandFF1E; Synonyms: create Related Words: devise, invent, make up, originate; dream up 3 Synonyms: CALM , allay, balm, becalm, lull, quiet, settle, soothe, still, tranquilize Related Words: ease, lessen, soften; comfort, console, solace Contrasted Words: agitate, embroil, trouble, unsettle Antonyms: discompose 4 to bring oneself or one's emotions under control FF1C;composedhimself and turned to face the new attackFF1E; Synonyms: collect, contain, control, cool, re-collect, rein, repress, restrain, simmer down, smother, suppress Related Words: down, mitigate, moderate, modulate, pocket, temper, tune down; bottle (up), check, hold in; ease (off or up), let up, relax, slacken Idioms: calm down, control one's feelings (or emotions), get hold of oneself, master one's feelings, pull oneself together Webster's Third New International Dictionary, Unabridged com·pose \kəmˈpōz\ verb (-ed/-ing/-s) Etymology: Middle French composer, modification (influenced by poser to put, place) of Latin componere to put together, arrange (perfect stem compos-), from com- + ponere to put, place — more at position , pose transitive verb 1. a. : to form by putting together two or more things, elements, or parts : put together : fashion — now usually in passive < a well-composed body > < the assembly was composed of delegates from every state in the union > b. : to form the substance of : constitute < for the most part avarice and envy composed his personality > — now used chiefly in passive < a soup composed of many ingredients > c. (1) : to put (type) together piece by piece (2) : to assemble (as text to be printed) character by character and line by line (3) : to arrange (as input text) into galleys or pages < the computer composes a galley and produces an output tape for a photocomposer > 2. : to create by mental or artistic labor : design and execute or put together (as by adapting forms of expression to ideas or to laws of harmony or proportion) : create: as a. : write < compose a book of poems > : produce < compose a ballad > < compose a history of English law > b. (1) : to formulate and write (a piece of music) < composed a number of stirring marches > (2) : to formulate music for < composed several charming songs > 3. : to treat, deal with, or act on so as to reduce (as points at issue) to an innocuous minimum < compose disputes > < when labor and management cannot compose their differences — H.S.Truman > 4. : to arrange in a fitting, proper, or orderly way : free from an appearance of agitation or disturbance < compose her clothing > < the two men had laid him on the bed and composed his limbs — Sheridan Le Fanu > 5. : calm , settle , tranquilize < compose a patient > < compose his passions > : adjust (as oneself or one's feelings) especially by suppressing or overcoming agitation and achieving calm < life moves on … and one must compose oneself to meet it — Rose Macaulay > intransitive verb 1. : to practice composition (as of literary, musical, or typographical work) : create < at the age of 10 he was composing at the piano > 2. obsolete : to come to terms Synonyms: see calm |
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