All 3 Uses
compose
in
Educated, by Tara Westover
(Edited)
- The ACT was composed of four sections: math, English, science and reading.
p. 134.6 *composed = made up
- I made a vague effort to remember who had painted or composed what, but I didn't memorize spelling.
p. 161.8composed = created (a work of art)
- I couldn't copy her essays, and I lacked the factual and stylistic know-how to compose my own.
p. 163.1 *compose = write
Definitions:
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(1)
(compose as in: compose a poem) to write or create something with care
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(2)
(compose as in: composed of many parts) to create something by arranging parts
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(3)
(compose as in: compose myself) to calm someone or settle something
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(4)
(meaning too rare to warrant focus) Specialized senses of compose include typesetting (preparing text for printing). There are many specialized senses of composition where context tells what something is made up from. Finally, in classic literature, compose may have been used to indicate settling a dispute.