compose
verb (FORM) /kəmˈpəʊz/
/-ˈpoʊz/ Definition
be composed of sth B2 to be formed from various things: Air is composed mainly of nitrogen and oxygen. The committee is composed of MPs, doctors, academics and members of the public. The audience was composed largely of young people.Comprising and consisting ofIncluding and containing › [T] to be the parts that something is made of: At that time, women composed only 1.6 percent of the US forces.Comprising and consisting ofIncluding and containing
(Definition of compose verb (FORM) from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus
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- be verb (DESCRIPTION)
- composition noun (FORMED FROM)
- comprise verb
- consist in sth phrasal verb
- consist of sth phrasal verb
- constitute verb (FORM PART OF)
- constitution noun (PARTS)
- form verb
- from preposition (MATERIAL)
- make up sth phrasal verb
- make verb (BE/BECOME)
- make-up noun (PARTS)
- of preposition (MADE OF)
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