to compose oneself
1compose oneself — index repose (rest) Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 …
2compose oneself — you have to compose yourself before you take the stand Syn: calm down, control oneself, regain one s composure, pull oneself together, collect oneself, steady oneself, keep one s head, relax; informal get a grip, keep one s cool, cool one s jets …
3compose oneself — CALM DOWN, control oneself, regain one s composure, pull oneself together, collect oneself, steady oneself, keep one s head; informal get a grip, keep one s cool; N. Amer. informal decompress. → compose …
4compose oneself — (Roget s IV) v. Syn. control oneself, calm oneself, collect one s wits, pull oneself together; see calm down , quiet 1 …
5compose oneself — Syn: calm down, control oneself, regain one s composure, pull oneself together, steady oneself; informal get a grip …
6compose oneself — relax, calm down …
7compose — verb 1) a poem composed by Shelley Syn: write, formulate, devise, make up, think up, produce, invent, concoct; pen, author, draft; score, orchestrate, choreograph 2) compose a still life …
8compose — verb 1) a poem composed by Shelley Syn: write, devise, make up, think up, produce, invent, pen, author 2) how to compose a photograph Syn: organize, arrange, construct …
9compose — Synonyms and related words: accommodate, accommodate with, accord, adapt, adapt to, adjust, adjust to, admix, agree with, align, allay, allocate, allot, alloy, amalgamate, appease, apportion, arrange, arrange matters, array, assemble, assimilate… …
10compose — [kəm pōz′] vt. composed, composing [ME composen < OFr composer < com , with + poser, to place; meaning infl. by L componere: see COMPOSITE] 1. to form in combination; make up; constitute [mortar is composed of lime, sand, and water] 2. to… …
