| Main Entry: |
compose |
| Part of Speech: |
verb |
| Definition: |
calm, bring under control |
Synonyms: |
adjust,
allay,
appease,
arrange,
assuage, balm, becalm,
check,
collect,
comfort,
console,
contain,
control,
cool,
ease, ease up, hold in,
lessen, let up,
lull,
mitigate,
moderate,
modulate,
pacify,
placate,
quell,
quiet, re-collect,
reconcile,
regulate, rein,
relax,
repress,
resolve,
restrain,
settle, simmer down, slacken,
smother,
soften,
solace,
soothe,
still,
suppress,
temper, tranquilize, tune down
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| Notes: |
compose is preferred when the parts of the whole being assembled are regarded as nonconcrete and more general; when the parts are concrete and specific, then constitute is more appropriate, and then there is comprise, which can mean 'comprehending or encompassing certain parts' |
Antonyms: |
agitate, anger, arouse, distress, excite, upset
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