recompose

verb

re·​com·​pose ˌrē-kəm-ˈpōz 

recomposed; recomposing; recomposes

transitive verb

1

: to compose again : rearrange

2

: to restore to composure

recomposition

(ˌ)rē-ˌkäm-pə-ˈzi-shən 

noun

Examples of recompose in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

On the other side of the scanner, rather than being left on your own to collect your belongings, getting rushed by other travelers behind you and having to recompose yourself for the long walk to your gate, a door opens up to a waiting BMW. — Miami Herald, 18 June 2026

Value chains are being recomposed geographically, not dissolved. — Andreas Schweitzer, Forbes.com, 28 May 2026

Cut, recomposed and applied to an architectural structure, the tarps form a portrait of a fantasized yet recognizable Milan. — Sandra Salibian, Footwear News, 20 Apr. 2026

The Palestinian musician Nai Barghouti arranged and recomposed the song with Shards’ Kieran Brunt. — Jazz Monroe, Pitchfork, 12 Dec. 2025

The track is produced by Benji B, Kieran Brunt and Henri Davies, mixed by David Wrench and Valgeir Sidurðsson and mastered by Matt Colton, and was arranged and recomposed by Kieran Brunt and Nai Barghouti, with English lyrics written by Peter Gabriel. — Sophie Williams, Billboard, 26 Nov. 2025

Word History

First Known Use

1611, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Rhymes for recompose

• agarose
• aliquots
• amigos
• anthracnose
• bottlenose
• buffaloes
• bungalows
• calicoes
• cameos
• commandos
• conversos
• decompose