Emily Dickinson Lexicon
Definition for RE-COM-POSE
RE-COM-POSE, v.t. [s as z; re and compose.]
- To quiet anew; to compose or tranquilize that which is ruffled or disturbed; as, to recompose the mind. – Taylor.
- To compose anew; to form or adjust again. We produced a lovely purple which we can destroy or recompose at pleasure. – Boyle.
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