Meaning & use
Recompose
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to compose or arrange something again in a different way, or to calm and steady oneself after a disturbance
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The editor asked the designer to recompose the page around the new photo.
She took a deep breath and recomposed herself before walking on stage.
A note on using this word
The reflexive phrase "recompose oneself" is by far its most common modern use, meaning to regain one's calm and composure.
Words with a similar meaning
rearrangecollect oneself
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