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Compose (kŏm‑pōzˈ), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Composed (?); p. pr. & vb. n. Composing.] [F. composer; com- + poser to place. The sense is that of L. componere, but the origin is different. See Pose, v. t.]
1. To form by putting together two or more things or parts; to put together; to make up; to fashion.
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Zeal ought to be composed of the highest degrees of all pious affection. Bp. Sprat.
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2. To form the substance of, or part of the substance of; to constitute.
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Their borrowed gold composed
The calf in Oreb. Milton.
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A few useful things . . . compose their intellectual possessions. I. Watts.
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3. To construct by mental labor; to design and execute, or put together, in a manner involving the adaptation of forms of expression to ideas, or to the laws of harmony or proportion; as, “to compose a sentence, a sermon, a symphony, or a picture”.
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Let me compose
Something in verse as well as prose. Pope.
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The genius that composed such works as the “Standard” and “Last Supper”. B. R. Haydon.
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4. To dispose in proper form; to reduce to order; to put in proper state or condition; to adjust; to regulate.
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In a peaceful grave my corpse compose. Dryden.
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How in safety best we may
Compose our present evils. Milton.
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5. To free from agitation or disturbance; to tranquilize; to soothe; to calm; to quiet.
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Compose thy mind;
Nor frauds are here contrived, nor force designed. Dryden.
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6. (Print.) To arrange (types) in a composing stick in order for printing; to set (type).
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Compose, v. i. To come to terms. [Obs.] Shak.
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