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to recompose

to recompose

1 6.0
Arrange parts again in a new way, like a picture or song
  • verb
  • /ˌriːkəmˈpoʊz/
translation icon : recomponer
  • This way you can also get the best sharpness, and the plane of focus will not be thrown off when one recomposes.

A a a poem will be composed that will will never need to be recomposed.

Examples

  • This is a humble piece of advice for the old school shooters (and I know a ton of them) that love to focus and recompose.

    Blog text (27)
  • The main challenge for Washington, then, is to recompose its foreign policy with an economic theme while countering threats in new and creative ways.

    Academic text (2010)
  • Flip the camera to vertical; recompose.

    Fiction book (1992)
  • Recomposing the image really made a big difference in the final.

    Blog text (29)
  • Also, for non-action shots, you can recompose your shot if you want the subject positioned on a third.

    Blog text (1)
  • It would be nice not to have to recompose your shot, but no biggie.

    Blog text (1)
  • Additionally, I also recommend using the exact focusing point instead of focusing and recomposing.

    Blog text (27)
  • When I'm listening to music, I retime it, or recompose it, or change the key of it in my head to change the feel of it, to get a different emotional or even physical effect.

    Academic text (2011)
  • Thus both Isa and her framed images appear within the window frame, recomposed as elements of the garden scene, which the window also brackets.

    Fiction book (1993)
  • After taking the initial photos, you can recompose the images by adjusting their layout on the page.

Synonyms

to restructure
vsto recompose
56 4.4

Organize something in a new way so it works better

focuses on arranging or putting together again, not only improving
to redesign
vsto recompose
56 3.7

Change the look or plan of something, like a website, to make it better

emphasizes reassembling or rearranging existing parts rather than new design
to reconfigure
vsto recompose
  • Specialized
53 5.4

Change the order or settings of something to fit new needs

is broader, applying to arranging any thing again, not only systems
to remake
vsto recompose
52 3.5

To make something again in a new or better way

focuses on arranging elements again rather than producing anew from scratch
to redo
vsto recompose
47 2.1

Do something again to fix mistakes or make it better

involves arranging parts together again rather than repeating an action
to reorganize
vsto recompose
43 3.4

To change the way something is arranged to make it work better

is more about assembling or composing again rather than only improving
to rework
vsto recompose
30 4.0

To change something again to make it better

is specifically about putting parts together again, not only editing
to reassemble
vsto recompose
26 3.6

To put parts or people back together after they are separated

is about arranging parts again, often in a new way
to reconstitute
vsto recompose
18 7.0

Form something again after it has been destroyed or changed

focuses on arranging existing parts again, not creating anew from scratch
to make over
vsto recompose
10 5.1

Change something old so it can be used in a new way

is more narrowly about arranging parts together again, not general reuse
to recast
vsto recompose
9 5.6

Present an idea in a different form or style

is more about the physical or structural arranging rather than style change
to refashion
vsto recompose
3 4.9

To change something into a new or different form

is about putting elements together again rather than reshaping them completely
to recompile
vsto recompose
7.0

To make a list or document again with new information

is about arranging any thing again, not just lists or documents
to redispose
vsto recompose
8.5

To arrange something again in a different way

is about assembling or composing parts again rather than only moving them
to reweave
vsto recompose
6.2

To bring parts or people back together to make something whole again

is similar but applies broadly to arranging or composing rather than weaving imagery

Antonyms

110 2.7

To make people or animals move quickly in different directions

To make something messy or not in the right order

How Different

to transform
523 3.4
to remake
52 3.5
to rework
30 4.0
to recompose
1 6.0
to adjust
317 2.7
tweak
28 3.9

Surface Forms

recompose infinitive
recomposed past
recomposed past participle
recomposing present participle
recomposes third person singular

Morphology

recompose = compose (transparent) = re + compose

This sense is a straightforward instance of 're-' plus 'compose', meaning to compose or arrange again.

Etymology

Recompose is made from re- meaning 'again' and compose meaning 'to put together', the same root you see in composer and composition. So to recompose something is to 'put it together again' or rearrange parts, like a designer or musician making a new version.