Composed

Composed
Compose Com*pose" (k[o^]m*p[=o]z"), v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Composed}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Composing}.] [F. composer; com- + poser to place. The sense is that of L. componere, but the origin is different. See {Pose}, v. t.] 1. To form by putting together two or more things or parts; to put together; to make up; to fashion. [1913 Webster]

Zeal ought to be composed of the highest degrees of all pious affection. --Bp. Sprat. [1913 Webster]

2. To form the substance of, or part of the substance of; to constitute. [1913 Webster]

Their borrowed gold composed The calf in Oreb. --Milton. [1913 Webster]

A few useful things . . . compose their intellectual possessions. --I. Watts. [1913 Webster]

3. To construct by mental labor; to design and execute, or put together, in a manner involving the adaptation of forms of expression to ideas, or to the laws of harmony or proportion; as, to compose a sentence, a sermon, a symphony, or a picture. [1913 Webster]

Let me compose Something in verse as well as prose. --Pope. [1913 Webster]

The genius that composed such works as the ``Standard'' and ``Last Supper''. --B. R. Haydon. [1913 Webster]

4. To dispose in proper form; to reduce to order; to put in proper state or condition; to adjust; to regulate. [1913 Webster]

In a peaceful grave my corpse compose. --Dryden. [1913 Webster]

How in safety best we may Compose our present evils. --Milton. [1913 Webster]

5. To free from agitation or disturbance; to tranquilize; to soothe; to calm; to quiet. [1913 Webster]

Compose thy mind; Nor frauds are here contrived, nor force designed. --Dryden. [1913 Webster]

6. (Print.) To arrange (types) in a composing stick in order for printing; to set (type). [1913 Webster]


The Collaborative International Dictionary of English. 2000.

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  • composed — index complacent, dispassionate, nonchalant, patient, peaceable, placid Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 …   Law dictionary

  • composed — calm, tranquil, c.1600, from pp. of COMPOSE (Cf. compose) (v.). Related: Composedly; composedness …   Etymology dictionary

  • composed — collected, *cool, unruffled, imperturbable, unflappable, nonchalant Analogous words: quiet, *still: serene, placid, tranquil, *calm: sedate, staid, *serious: repressed, suppressed (see SUPPRESS) Antonyms: discomposed: anxious Contrasted words:… …   New Dictionary of Synonyms

  • composed — [adj] calm, collected at ease, calmed, clearheaded, commonsensical, confident, cool, cool as cucumber*, disimpassioned, dispassionate, easy, easygoing, have one’s act together*, imperturbable, keeping a stiff upper lip*, keeping one’s shirt on*,… …   New thesaurus

  • composed — [kəmpōzd′] adj. calm; tranquil; self possessed SYN. COOL composedly [kəmpo′zid lē] adv. composedness [kəmpō′zid nis] n …   English World dictionary

  • composed — adj. 1 composed of made up of sth VERBS ▪ be ADVERB ▪ entirely, exclusively, solely, wholly ▪ The committee was composed …   Collocations dictionary

  • composed — adj. (cannot stand alone) consisting composed of (the team was composed of seasoned players) (see the Usage Note for comprised) * * * [kəm pəʊzd] [cannot stand alone ] [ consisting ] composed of (see the Usage Note for comprised; the team was… …   Combinatory dictionary

  • composed — [[t]kəmpo͟ʊzd[/t]] ADJ GRADED: usu v link ADJ If someone is composed, they are calm and able to control their feelings. Laura was standing beside him, very calm and composed... It wasn t the peaceful, composed experience I had expected …   English dictionary

  • composed — com|posed [kəmˈpəuzd US ˈpouzd] adj 1.) seeming calm and not upset or angry ▪ He appeared very composed despite the stress he was under. 2.) a composed ↑salad is arranged carefully on a plate rather than being mixed together …   Dictionary of contemporary English

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