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- pronunciation:
- k
 m
poz
- features:
- Word Explorer, Word Parts
| part of speech: |
verb |
| inflections: |
composes, composing, composed |
| definition 1: |
to be the parts of; make up.
These twenty people compose the class.- synonyms:
- constitute, form
- similar words:
- make up
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| definition 2: |
to create or write.
She has composed several poems.Mozart composed many beautiful symphonies.- synonyms:
- create, originate, write
- similar words:
- arrange, devise, fashion, improvise, make, produce
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| definition 3: |
to make (oneself) calm or ready.
I just need a minute to compose myself before I go on the stage.- synonyms:
- collect
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| related words: |
assemble, do, settle, steady |
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The word compose
contains the following part:
com-
Latin
prefix
that means with, together
  More about this word part:
The prefix com-
attaches to Latin bases beginning with m, p, or b. It has multiple forms, as the 'm' sound in com-
assimilates to the initial sound of the base to which it is attached. See the assimilated forms col-, con-, cor-, and co-. Note: com-
is frequently an intensive prefix, as in " commemorate
" and " command
."
Example words:
accomplish, combat, combine, commerce, commercial, commission, commissioner, commit, comparison, complex, comprehend, incomprehensible, command, commemorate, commute, compare, compel, complacent, complete, complement, complicate, compliment, compose, component, compound1, compulsory, computer, compute
- synonyms:
- syn-
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