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compone

verb · 1 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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  • /kəmˈpəʊn/
  • rhymes with -əʊn

1

verb

Meaning 1

To compose; to settle; to arrange.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: obsolete, transitive

Examples

  • 31 March 1528, Casale, Gardiner and Foxe, letter to Wolsey a good pretence for componing peace

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

History

Etymology

From Latin componere.