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compose
to create something, such as a piece of music or a written work
Synonyms
- write
- create
Antonyms
- destroy
compose in a sentence
She sat at the piano for hours, composing a melody for her sister's wedding.
The committee asked him to compose a formal letter explaining the school's new attendance policy.
Where it comes from
From Latin componere 'to put together' (com- + ponere 'to place')
Memory hook
COM (together) + POSE (place) — putting parts together into one whole.
Word parts
- pon/pos — place, put
compose: com- (together) + pos (place)
Read it in context
- Signal in the Storm Narrative