compose
1. form the substance of (Freq. 14)
- Greed and ambition composed his personality
• Derivationally related forms:
component
• Hypernyms:
constitute, represent, make up, comprise, be
• Verb Frames:
- Something ----s something
2. write music (Freq. 5)
- Beethoven composed nine symphonies
• Syn:
write
• Derivationally related forms:
composition, composer, composing
• Topics:
music
• Hypernyms:
make, create
• Hyponyms:
counterpoint, set to music, arrange, set, score,
melodize, melodise, harmonize, harmonise, instrument, instrumentate
• Verb Frames:
- Somebody ----s
- Somebody ----s something
- Did he compose his major works over a short period of time?
3. produce a literary work (Freq. 4)
- She composed a poem
- He wrote four novels
• Syn:
write, pen, indite
• See Also:
write out (for: write)
• Derivationally related forms:
pen (for: pen), penning (for: pen), composition, writer (for: write), writing (for: write)
• Topics:
writing, authorship, composition, penning
• Hypernyms:
create verbally
• Hyponyms:
draw, lyric, write on, write of, write about,
profile, paragraph, write off, dash off, scratch off, knock off,
toss off, fling off, rewrite, write copy, dramatize, dramatise,
adopt, draft, outline, verse, versify, poetize,
poetise, author, annotate, footnote, reference, cite,
write out, write up, script
• Verb Group:
publish, write
• Entailment:
spell, write
• Verb Frames:
- Somebody ----s something
- Did he compose his major works over a short period of time?
- They will compose the duet
4. put together out of existing material (Freq. 3)
- compile a list
• Syn:
compile
• Derivationally related forms:
compilation (for: compile), compiler (for: compile), compiling (for: compile), compositor
• Hypernyms:
make
• Hyponyms:
cobble together, cobble up, anthologize, anthologise, catalogue, catalog
• Verb Frames:
- Somebody ----s something
- Somebody ----s something PP
5. calm (someone, especially oneself);
make quiet (Freq. 1)
- She had to compose herself before she could reply to this terrible insult
• Derivationally related forms:
composure
• Hypernyms:
calm, calm down, quiet, tranquilize, tranquillize,
tranquillise, quieten, lull, still
• Verb Frames:
- Somebody ----s somebody
- Something ----s somebody
6. make up plans or basic details for
- frame a policy
• Syn:
frame, draw up
• Derivationally related forms:
framer (for: frame), framing (for: frame)
• Hypernyms:
plan
• Verb Frames:
- Somebody ----s something
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