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Meaning of compose

Source language: EnglishDictionary language: English

compose

Pronunciation:/kəmˈpəʊz//kəmˈpoʊz/

verb

Definitions

  1. To make something by merging parts.

    Example: The editor composed a historical journal from many individual letters.

  2. To make up the whole; to constitute.

    Example: A church is composed of its members.

  3. To comprise.

  4. To construct by mental labor; to think up; particularly, to produce or create a literary or musical work.

    Example: It's difficult to compose without absolute silence.