## Meanings
1. to be the parts that make up something; to form a whole
2. to write a piece of music
3. to create something by putting parts together
4. to make yourself calm again after being upset

## Examples
- Women compose nearly half of the company's workforce.
- Beethoven composed nine symphonies.
- She composed a short poem from a few favourite lines.
- She took a deep breath to compose herself before the interview.

## Synonyms
- compound
- comprise
- form
- indite
- represent
- upmake

## Derived Forms
- cocompose
- composability
- composable
- composer
- composite
- composition
- compositor
- composograph
- composure
- decompose
- discompose
- miscompose

## Related Forms
- composition

## Roots and Affixes
- Root: *tḱey-
- Root: composen
- Root: composer
- Root: componere
- Affix: com- - with

## Etymology
From Middle English composen, from Old French composer (“to compose, compound, adjust, settle”), from com- + poser, as an adaptation of Latin componere (“to put together, compose”), from com- (“together”) + ponere (“to put, place”).

## AI Etymology
compose is a verb. It is from Middle English composen, from Old French composer (“to compose, compound, adjust, settle”), from com- + poser, as an adaptation of Latin componere (“to put together, compose”), from com- (“together”) + ponere (“to put, place”). Historical forms in the chain include *tḱey- (Proto-Indo-European), composen (Middle English), composer (Old French), and componere (Latin). Current senses include to be the parts that make up something; to form a whole, to write a piece of music, and to create something by putting parts together. Derived forms include cocompose, composability, composable, composer, and composite. Related words include composition.

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