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compose vs adopt

adopt vs compose

compose and adopt both are verbs.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
compose No No Yes No
adopt No No Yes No
As verbs, adopt is a hyponym of compose; that is, adopt is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than compose:
  • compose: produce a literary work
  • adopt: put into dramatic form
Other hyponyms of compose include draw, lyric, write about, write of, write on, profile, paragraph, paragraph, write off, dash off, fling off, knock off, scratch off, toss off, rewrite, write copy, dramatise, dramatize, draft, outline, poetise, poetize, verse, versify, author, annotate, footnote, cite, reference, write out, write up, script.
compose (verb) adopt (verb)
make up plans or basic details for take into one's family
produce a literary work take on a certain form, attribute, or aspect
write music take up the cause, ideology, practice, method, of someone and use it as one's own
put together out of existing material put into dramatic form
calm (someone, especially oneself); make quiet take up and practice as one's own
form the substance of choose and follow; as of theories, ideas, policies, strategies or plans
take on titles, offices, duties, responsibilities
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