Synonym: build, calm, construct, create, devise, make, make up, pacify, put together, quiet, soothe. Antonym: discompose. Similar words: impose, composition, pose, component, compound, oppose, suppose, expose. Meaning: [kəm'pəʊz] 
v. 1. form the substance of 2. write music 3. produce a literary work 4. put together out of existing material 5. calm (someone, especially oneself); make quiet 6. make up plans or basic details for.
v. 1. form the substance of 2. write music 3. produce a literary work 4. put together out of existing material 5. calm (someone, especially oneself); make quiet 6. make up plans or basic details for. 
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1 She began to compose at an early age.
2 These twelve men are believed to compose the jury.
3 England, Scotland and Wales compose the island of Great Britain.
4 We should compose ourselves in the face of fear.
5 I heard he ask her to compose herself.
6 Please compose yourself; there's no need to get excited!
7 I tried to compose my features into a smile.
8 Cale also uses electronic keyboards to compose.
9 Most software programs allow you to compose emails offline.
10 Emma frowned, making an effort to compose herself.
11 He took a minute or two to compose his thoughts before he replied.
12 I was so confused that I could hardly compose my thoughts.
13 Compose a letter to your local paper stating your views on an issue of your choice.
14 They must each compose a poem in strict alliterative metre.
15 More than 17.6 million firms compose the business sector of our economy.
16 He started at once to compose a reply to Anna.
17 Protein molecules compose all the complex working parts of living cells.
18 I compose my face into a smile.
19 I needed a quiet place to compose my thoughts.
20 Marvin huffed off to compose his cable.
21 Ralph would compose himself, at the ready.
22 They compose the songs on the spot.
23 Some regularly compose new music for their choirs.
24 Ten men compose the committee.
25 Tom began to compose his next letter to them.
26 Mozart showed genius even at the age of six,[www.Sentencedict.com] when he began to compose minuets.
27 The House of Commons and the House of Lords comprise / compose / constitute the British Parliament.
28 Lynn sat at the desk, taking several deep breaths to compose herself.
29 His mind was in such a whirl that he could hardly compose his thoughts.
30 When asked a question, give yourself a second or two to compose your thoughts.
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