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compose
Meaning: to create something, such as a piece of music or a written work
compose in a sentence
How compose is used in real sentences:
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.
“She composed a short rescue message with their best estimate and sent it to the Coast Guard.”
— from the passage Signal in the Storm
Synonyms for compose
Other words for compose — write and create — carry the same meaning.
- write
- create
Antonyms of compose
Words that mean the opposite of compose:
- destroy
Where it comes from
From Latin componere 'to put together' (com- + ponere 'to place')
Word parts
- pon/pos — place, put
compose: com- (together) + pos (place)
Memory hook
COM (together) + POSE (place) — putting parts together into one whole.