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recomposes

recomposes is the third-person singular simple present indicative of recompose.

Meaning of recompose

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

Questions about recomposes

What is recomposes the third-person singular simple present indicative of?
Recomposes is the third-person singular simple present indicative of recompose.

Words near recomposes in the dictionary

  1. recomplying
  2. recompose
  3. recomposed
  4. recomposer
  5. recomposers
  6. recomposes
  7. recomposing
  8. recomposite
  9. recomposited
  10. recomposites
  11. recompositing

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