COMPOSE as VERB

  1. Meaning
    • draw up the plans or basic details for
    Synonym(s) Usage Example(s)
    • frame a policy
    Hypernyms(s) compose is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower Derived(s)
  2. Meaning
    • put together out of existing material
    Synonym(s) Usage Example(s)
    • compile a list
    Hypernyms(s) compose is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower Hyponym(s) Derived(s)
  3. Meaning
    • produce a literary work
    Synonym(s) Usage Example(s)
    • 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 Hyponym(s) See Also Derived(s) Entail(s)
  4. Meaning
    • write music
    Synonym(s) Usage Example(s)
    • Beethoven composed nine symphonies
    Hypernyms(s) compose is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower Hyponym(s) Derived(s)
  5. Meaning
    • calm (someone, especially oneself)
    • make quiet
    Usage Example(s)
    • 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 Derived(s)
  6. Meaning
    • form the substance of
    Usage Example(s)
    • 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 Derived(s)