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compose

verb
/kəmˈpoʊz/

Meaning

to create music or writing; to make up; to calm oneself
to create or write something, especially music, poetry, or a letter

Example Sentences

She composes beautiful songs.

She likes to compose songs in her free time.

Example Expressions

compose oneself

Synonyms

create, write, formulate, calm, craft, construct, devise
Entry 1
create, write, formulate, calm
Entry 2
create, write, craft, construct, devise

Antonyms

destroy, disrupt, agitate, dismantle, ruin
Entry 1
destroy, disrupt, agitate
Entry 2
destroy, dismantle, ruin

Collocations

compose music, compose letter, compose yourself, compose thoughts, compose a letter, compose a poem, compose oneself
Entry 1
compose music, compose letter, compose yourself, compose thoughts
Entry 2
compose music, compose a letter, compose a poem, compose oneself

Related Vocabularies

to make something possible; to give someone the ability to do something
Come together and form one mass or whole; unite to form one organization or group.
to claim or assert something, typically without proof
to experience pain, distress, or hardship
to tangle or complicate; to untangle or unravel depending on context
Kept happening or carried on without stopping.

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