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recompose

[ ree-kuhm-pohz ]

verb (used with object)

recomposed, recomposing.
  1. to compose again; reconstitute; rearrange.
  2. to restore to composure or calmness.


recompose

/ ˌriːkəmˈpəʊz; ˌriːkɒmpəˈzɪʃən /

verb

  1. to restore to composure or calmness
  2. to arrange or compose again; reform
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Derived Forms

  • recomposition, noun
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Other 51Թ Forms

  • ·dz···پDz [ree-kom-p, uh, -, zish, -, uh, n], noun
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51Թ History and Origins

Origin of recompose1

First recorded in 1605–15; re- + compose
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Example Sentences

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“I think I played her daughter or niece four times. She was just astounding physically. She was so beautiful and regal and had the most amazing hands and this very, very still face that would suddenly burst into these giggles and twinkles and then recompose and you never knew what you were going to get.”

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McGowan, from Dumbarton, will now need to recompose herself and beat Astan Bathily of Ivory Coast to be in with a shot at a medal.

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The most dramatic moment came at the start of cross-examination, when Trump attorney Emil Bove began to ask Hicks about her time at the Trump Organization, and Hicks began to cry—seeming to wipe away a tear with a tissue—before taking a 10-minute break to recompose herself.

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The country’s main political parties had been waiting for the count in the hope they might win seats from opponents and recompose the final picture.

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Recompose, which offers natural organic reduction in the state of Washington, said through its process it uses 87% less energy than traditional burial or cremation — you’ll save one metric ton of carbon from entering the environment, which is equivalent to the CO2 emissions of driving 2,421 miles.

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