recompose

See also: recomposé

English

Etymology

re- +‎ compose

Verb

recompose (third-person singular simple present recomposes, present participle recomposing, simple past and past participle recomposed)

1. (transitive) To compose or construct again.

   to dissolve and recompose a substance

   • 1911, James George Frazer, The Golden Bough, volume 7, page 107:

     So far as we can recompose, from the broken fragments of tradition, a picture of the religious and political condition of the Eleusinian people in the olden time

2. (transitive) To bring (oneself) back to a state of calm.
   • 1749, Henry Fielding, The History of Tom Jones, a Foundling:

     Mr Blifil, I am confident, understands himself better than to think of seeing my niece any more this morning, after what hath happened. Women are of a nice contexture; and our spirits, when disordered, are not to be recomposed in a moment.

Related terms

• recomposition

French

Pronunciation

• Homophones: recomposent, recomposes

Verb

recompose

1. inflection of recomposer:
   1. first/third-person singular present indicative/subjunctive
   2. second-person singular imperative