Rē'com-pōse', v. t.
v. t. [imp. & p. p. RECOMPOSED; p. pr. & vb. n. RECOMPOSING.] [Prefix re and compose; Fr. recomposer.]
Sense 1. To compose again; to form anew; to put together repeatedly.
The far greater number of the objects presented to our observation can only be decomposed, but not actually recomposed. Sir W. Hamilton.
Sense 2. To restore to composure or tranquillity; to quiet anew; to tranquilize; as, to recompose the mind.