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COMPOSE, v.t. s as z. Literally, to place or set together. Hence, 1. To form a compound, or one entire body or thing, by uniting two or more things, parts, or individuals; as, to compose an army of raw soldiers; the parliament of G. Britain is composed of two houses, lords and commons; the senate of the United States is composed of two senators from each state.Zeal ought to be composed of the highest degrees of all pious affections.2. To invent and put together words and sentences; to make, as a discourse or writing; to write, as an author; as, to compose a sermon, or a book.3. To constitute, or form, as parts of a whole; as, letters compose syllables, syllables compose words, words compose sentences.A few useful things, confounded with many trifles, fill their memories, and compose their intellectual possessions.4. To calm; to quiet; to appease; to tranquilize; that is, to set or lay; as, to compose passions, fears, disorders, or whatever is agitated or excited.5. To settle; to adjust; as, to compose differences.6. To place in proper form, or in a quiet state.In a peaceful grave my corpse compose.7. To settle into a quiet state.The sea composes itself to a level surface. It requires about two days to compose it after a gale.8. To dispose; to put in a proper state for any purpose.The army seemed will composed to obtain that by their swords which they could not by their pen.9. In printing, to set types or characters in a composing stick, from a copy, arranging the letters in the proper order.10. In music, to form a tune or piece of music with notes, arranging them on the stave in such a manner as when sung to produce harmony.
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COMPOSE, v.t. s as z. Literally, to place or set together. Hence, 1. To form a compound, or one entire body or thing, by uniting two or more things, parts, or individuals; as, to compose an army of raw soldiers; the parliament of G. Britain is composed of two houses, lords and commons; the senate of the United States is composed of two senators from each state.Zeal ought to be composed of the highest degrees of all pious affections.2. To invent and put together words and sentences; to make, as a discourse or writing; to write, as an author; as, to compose a sermon, or a book.3. To constitute, or form, as parts of a whole; as, letters compose syllables, syllables compose words, words compose sentences.A few useful things, confounded with many trifles, fill their memories, and compose their intellectual possessions.4. To calm; to quiet; to appease; to tranquilize; that is, to set or lay; as, to compose passions, fears, disorders, or whatever is agitated or excited.5. To settle; to adjust; as, to compose differences.6. To place in proper form, or in a quiet state.In a peaceful grave my corpse compose.7. To settle into a quiet state.The sea composes itself to a level surface. It requires about two days to compose it after a gale.8. To dispose; to put in a proper state for any purpose.The army seemed will composed to obtain that by their swords which they could not by their pen.9. In printing, to set types or characters in a composing stick, from a copy, arranging the letters in the proper order.10. In music, to form a tune or piece of music with notes, arranging them on the stave in such a manner as when sung to produce harmony. | COM-POSE', v.t. [s as z. Fr. composer; Arm. composi; from the participle of the L. compono, compositus; con and pono, positus, to set, put or lay, Fr. poser, and in a different dialect. Eng. to put; Sp. componer; It. comporre. Literally, to place or set together. Hence,]- To form a compound, or one entire body or thing, by uniting two or more things, parts, or individuals; as, to compose an army of raw soldiers; the parliament of Great Britain is composed of two houses, lords and commons; the senate of the United States is composed of two senators from each State.
Zeal ought to be composed of the highest degrees of all pious affections. – Spratt.
- To invent and put together words and sentences; to make, as a discourse or writing; to write, as an author; as, to compose a sermon, or a book.
- To constitute, or form, as parts of a whole; as, letters compose syllables, syllables compose words, words compose sentences.
A few useful things, confounded with many trifles, fill their memories, and compose their intellectual possessions. – Watts.
- To calm; to quiet; to appease; to tranquilize; that is, to set or lay; as, to compose passions, fears, disorders, or whatever is agitated or excited.
- To settle; to adjust; as, to compose differences.
- To place in proper form, or in a quiet state.
In a peaceful grave my corpse compose. – Dryden.
- To settle into a quiet state.
The sea composes itself to a level surface. It requires about two days to compose it after a gale. – W.
- To dispose; to put in a proper state for any purpose.
The army seemed well composed to obtain that by their swords which they could not by their pen. – Clarendon.
- In printing, to set types or characters in a composing stick, from a copy, arranging the letters in the proper order.
- In music, to form a tune or piece of music with notes, arranging them on the staff in such a manner as when sung to produce harmony.
| Com*pose"
- To form by
putting together two or more things or parts; to put together; to
make up; to fashion.
- To come to
terms.
- To form the substance of, or part of
the substance of; to constitute.
- 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.
- To dispose in proper form; to reduce
to order; to put in proper state or condition; to adjust; to
regulate.
- To free from agitation or disturbance;
to tranquilize; to soothe; to calm; to quiet.
- To arrange (types) in
a composing stick in order for printing; to set (type).
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Compose COMPOSE, verb transitive s as z. Literally, to place or set together. Hence, 1. To form a compound, or one entire body or thing, by uniting two or more things, parts, or individuals; as, to compose an army of raw soldiers; the parliament of G. Britain is composed of two houses, lords and commons; the senate of the United States is composed of two senators from each state. Zeal ought to be composed of the highest degrees of all pious affections. 2. To invent and put together words and sentences; to make, as a discourse or writing; to write, as an author; as, to compose a sermon, or a book. 3. To constitute, or form, as parts of a whole; as, letters compose syllables, syllables compose words, words compose sentences. A few useful things, confounded with many trifles, fill their memories, and compose their intellectual possessions. 4. To calm; to quiet; to appease; to tranquilize; that is, to set or lay; as, to compose passions, fears, disorders, or whatever is agitated or excited. 5. To settle; to adjust; as, to compose differences. 6. To place in proper form, or in a quiet state. In a peaceful grave my corpse compose 7. To settle into a quiet state. The sea composes itself to a level surface. It requires about two days to compose it after a gale. 8. To dispose; to put in a proper state for any purpose. The army seemed will composed to obtain that by their swords which they could not by their pen. 9. In printing, to set types or characters in a composing stick, from a copy, arranging the letters in the proper order. 10. In music, to form a tune or piece of music with notes, arranging them on the stave in such a manner as when sung to produce harmony.
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