compose

compose
\ \ [15] Etymologically, compose means simply ‘put together’; it comes, via Old French composer, from compos-, the perfect stem of Latin compōnere, a compound verb formed from the prefix com- ‘with’ and pōnereplace, put’, source of English position. Amongst its many descendants and derivatives are compound, component [17] (from the Latin present participle compōnent-), composite [16] (from the Latin past participle compositus), and compost [14] (which originally meant ‘stewed fruit’, like the later-borrowed compote [17]).
\ \ Cf.COMPONENT, COMPOSITE, COMPOST, COMPOTE, COMPOUND, POSITION

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  • composé — composé, ée [ kɔ̃poze ] adj. et n. m. • 1596 gramm.; de composer 1 ♦ Formé de plusieurs éléments. ⇒ complexe. Salade composée : dans la restauration, salade où entrent divers ingrédients (salade verte, tomates, noix, crevettes, etc.). Bot.… …   Encyclopédie Universelle

  • composé — composé, ée 1. (kon pô zé, zée) part. passé. 1°   Qui est formé de plusieurs parties. La nature ne nous offre guère que des corps composés. L organisation des animaux est la plus parfaite et la plus composée. •   Ainsi de toute femme.... Soit… …   Dictionnaire de la Langue Française d'Émile Littré

  • composé — Composé, [compos]ée. part. Il a les significations de son verbe. On dit, qu Un mot est compose, pour dire, qu Il est formé de deux ou plusieurs mots joints ensemble. Ainsi Passetemps, entreprendre, justaucorps sont des mots composez. On dit, qu… …   Dictionnaire de l'Académie française

  • Compose — Com*pose (k[o^]m*p[=o]z ), v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Composed}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Composing}.] [F. composer; com + poser to place. The sense is that of L. componere, but the origin is different. See {Pose}, v. t.] 1. To form by putting together two or… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • composé — COMPOSÉ. s. m. Un tout formé de plusieurs choses ou de plusieurs parties. L homme considéré physiquement, est un composé de corps et d âme. Le corps humain est un composé de différentes parties. Le Gouvernement d Angleterre est un composé de… …   Dictionnaire de l'Académie Française 1798

  • compose — [v1] be part of construction be an adjunct, be an element of, belong to, be made of, build, compound, comprise, consist of, constitute, construct, enter in, fashion, form, go into, make, make up, merge in; concepts 168,642 Ant. destroy,… …   New thesaurus

  • compose — [kəm pōz′] vt. composed, composing [ME composen < OFr composer < com , with + poser, to place; meaning infl. by L componere: see COMPOSITE] 1. to form in combination; make up; constitute [mortar is composed of lime, sand, and water] 2. to… …   English World dictionary

  • Compose — Com*pose , v. i. To come to terms. [Obs.] Shak. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Composé — (franz., spr. kong , ital. composto), zusammengesetzt; komponiert (von Musikstücken) …   Meyers Großes Konversations-Lexikon

  • compose — I verb accomplish, achieve, actualize, arrange, author, be responsible, be the agent, be the cause of, be the reason, bring about, bring into being, bring into effect, bring into existence, build, call into being, call into existence, carry into… …   Law dictionary

  • compose — англ. [кэмпо/уз] composer фр. [композэ/] сочинять ◊ composer англ. [кэмпо/узэ] compositeur фр. [композитэр] compositore ит. [композито/рэ] …   Словарь иностранных музыкальных терминов

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