what does compose mean?
COMPOSE as VERB
- Meaning
- draw up the plans or basic details for
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Hypernyms(s) compose is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
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- Meaning
- put together out of existing material
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Hypernyms(s) compose is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
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- She composed a poem
- He wrote four novels
Hypernyms(s) compose is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
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- Beethoven composed nine symphonies
Hypernyms(s) compose is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
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- Meaning
- calm (someone, especially oneself)
- make quiet
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- She had to compose herself before she could reply to this terrible insult
Hypernyms(s) compose is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
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- Greed and ambition composed his personality
Hypernyms(s) compose is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
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