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compose

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1 to put (something) into proper and usually carefully worked out written form

composed a statement on this hot-button issue that managed to satisfy absolutely no one

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put together

2 to be all the substance of

the earth's crust is composed of mostly silicon with several other elements in smaller amounts

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3 to free from distress or disturbance

the first order of business was to compose the injured pedestrian

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4 to gain emotional or mental control of

she took a deep breath and composed herself

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“Compose.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/compose. Accessed 27 May. 2022.

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